America’s top drone manufacturer to open office in India
by Press Trust of India, July 13, 2016.
America’s top manufactures of
armed drones plans to open an office in New Delhi by year end, fueling
rise to the speculation about fast movement towards India acquiring
state of the art armed drones from the US.
America’s top manufactures of armed
drones plans to open an office in New Delhi by year end, fueling rise to
the speculation about fast movement towards India acquiring state of
the art armed drones from the US.
“We are looking forward to continuing
to enhance our cooperation with India by working with the US government
to provide the Indian Navy with persistent, operationally proven
maritime domain awareness,” said Linden Blue, CEO, of General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of remotely
piloted aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related
mission systems solutions.
presence in India and open an office in New Delhi by the end of the
year, GA-ASI in a statement said it recognises the importance of India
and looks forward to working more closely with the Indian Government
from its new local office. The company plans to increase collaboration
with India in the areas of maritime security and maritime domain
awareness, which are key missions for the Indian Ministry of Defence and
the Indian Navy.
leader, has spearheaded global initiatives for General Atomics in the
last few years, a company official said. India recently joined Missile
Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and has sent a letter of request to the
US Government for 22 Guardian Predator aircraft. Armed drones have been
used by Pakistan in combat.
previously used armed drones in combat.
