India to buy MQ9 Reaper Drone from America

America’s MQ9 Reaper drone is all set to be brought to India. This Drone is known to kill Alkayada Sargana Aymaan Al-Jawahiri who was hiding in Kabul, Afghanistan. The process of buying and importing the drone is at the final stage. The special superpower of this drone is that it can fly around different locations unnoticed. The deal will be finalized for more than 3 billion dollars from America.

The official sources of the Defence Ministry of India informed the news agencies about the deal. The sources said that New Delhi and Washington are conversing regarding the deal to buy the MQ9 Reaper designed by the Defence department of America. The Defence Ministry dismissed the statement of not buying the drone from America. The Chief Executive of ‘General Atomic Global Co-operation’ the company that designed the drone, Dr. Vivek Lal informed the news agencies that the deal is at the final stage.

India is preparing itself against China’s regular attacks and intruding on the Indian Ocean and LAC. This ‘Hunter Killer’ will serve all the three army services of India.

Special Powers of the Drone

America classifies this drone as ‘Hunter Killer UAV’. MQ9 Reaper is a long-range endurance drone. MQ9 Reaper is a pilotless drone. the ‘General Atomic’ Company manufacture This drone. Like, such as surveillance, Spying, gathering information, or destroying the enemy’s location.

1900 km Range

The range of this killer is 1900 KM. It is capable of carrying 1700 KGs of weapons with it. It’s length is 36.1 feet, its Wingspan is 65.7 feet, and its Height is 12.6 feet. The weight of an empty drone is 2223 KGs which is capable to carry 1800 KGs of fuel.

The speed of this drone is 482 Km/hr

The drone can fly at 482 Km/hr and 50,000 feet. Though, it is flown only at 25,000 feet yet. At this height only it has destroyed multiple terrorist bases across the world.

Capable of Finding Submarines Under the Sea

The first radar, the AN/DAS-1 MTS-B Multi-Spectral Targeting System helps to find and attack any kind of target. The second radar, AN/APY-8 Lynx II helps is surveillance and spying. The third radar, Raytheon SeaVue Marine Search Radar is capable of finding submarines hiding in deaths of the ocean.

The MQ9B will be a game changer for India’s defense system. This will help the Indian army in better surveillance and stop and destroy intruders, like China. Its automated operation will save the lives of the Indian soldiers. (India to buy MQ9 Reaper Drone from America)