November 16 , 2022
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- Indian Army has started the process of acquiring 120 loitering munitions and 10 aerial targeting systems.
- Indian Army is set to buy Kamikaze drones.
- It aims to strengthen its military power along with the border with China.
- The aerial targeting systems must meet the specified requirements, which call for a 100 km range.
- Kamikaze drones are the same drones that were used in the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Loiter munitions can be launched in a manner similar to a drone.
- They can also stay in the air for a longer time, surveying a designated area and seeking targets.
- Once a target is identified and locked on, they act as a missile to destroy the target aimed.
- Notably, loiter munitions are smaller in size, cheaper and less complex systems than combat or armed drones.
- Indian Army also aims to purchase a variety of additional systems, including 100 K9 Vajra howtizers and UAV’s.
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