{"id":26107,"date":"2020-08-03T06:19:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T06:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=26107"},"modified":"2020-08-03T06:33:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T06:33:18","slug":"india-to-buy-6-more-poseidons-from-us-for-1-8bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-to-buy-6-more-poseidons-from-us-for-1-8bn\/","title":{"rendered":"India to buy 6 more Poseidons from US for $1.8bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India has setup a process for six more long-range Poseidon-8I aircraft from the US, while a plan is also underway for fast-track procurement of six Predator-B armed drones amidst the ongoing military confrontation with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

India is extensively using the naval P-8I patrol planes, which are packed with radars and electro-optic sensors as well as armed with Harpoon Block-II missiles and MK-54 lightweight torpedoes, for surveillance missions over the Indian Ocean as well as eastern Ladakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy had inducted eight Boeing-manufactured P-8I aircraft under a $2.1 billion deal inked in 2009, while the next four will be delivered from this December onwards under another $1.1 billion contract signed in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cletter of request\u201d for six more P-8Is for around $1.8 billion has now been issued to the US for the government-to-government deal under Pentagon\u2019s foreign military sales (FMS) programme. The contract should be inked by early next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poseidon-8I aircraft<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is a military aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, modified from the 737-800ERX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is being operated in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), and shipping interdiction roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is armed with torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and other weapons, and is able to drop and monitor sonobuoys, as well as operate in conjunction with other assets, including the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The P-8 is operated by the United States Navy, the Indian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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