Indian Air Force to acquire 15 HAROP killer drones that can destroy high-value enemy military targets: Report

In a bid to enhance its unmanned warfare capability, Indian Air Force is planning to acquire around 15 more HAROP attack drones which can crash into high-value enemy military targets to destroy m completely.

Air Force alrey has an inventory of se drones which are equipped with electro-optical sensors to loiter over high-value military targets such as surveillance bases and rar stations before exploding m.

“A proposal to acquire se attack drones is expected to be discussed by Defence Ministry at a high-level meeting in coming week to strengn fleet of such drones in Air Force,” Defence sources told ANI.

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Once approved, Indian Air Force would be exercising option clause in previous deal signed a few years ago with Israel which is main supplier of all s of drones to Indian Air Force including surveillance machines including Searcher and Heron.

India is also discussing Project Cheetah with Israelis under which almost all drones of three services would be turned into high-quality attack drones and ir surveillance capabilities would also be enhanced.

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three forces have a fleet of more than 100 of se unmanned aerial vehicles which have been acquired over years in different batches.

forces are also working on developing indigeus combat drones which would be deployed on both China and Pakistan border once project is complete.

Americans have been using combat drones to carry out targeted assassinations of terrorist leers in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan but relatively slow unmanned vehicles are t kwn to be very effective in warfare where opposition also has a strong air force.

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