India has moved closer to buying 31 US-made MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones that will provide the South Asian nation with enhanced maritime security and maritime domain awareness capability, in a deal worth nearly four billion US dollars.

MQ-9B SkyGuardian: India moves closer to securing US approval for drones

India has reportedly cleared a deal to buy 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the US. How lethal are these drones? Mohammad Saleh reports.

Gravitas: India to buy US-made MQ-9B drones?

According to reports, India's defence ministry has approved the procurement of US made armed MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones. India will buy 31 drones made by General Atomics worth slightly over $3 billion, one of the sources said.

Reports: India approves procurement of MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones