AVERAGE COST OFFERED BY US FOR MQ-9B DRONES 27 PER CENT LESS FOR INDIA

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Sixteen of these drones purchased by the US cost it USD 69 each but it was only a "green aircraft

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without sensors, weapons and certification.

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estimated cost of MQ-9B long endurance drones for India would be 27 per cent

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lower than the price incurred by other countries which have bought it from the US,

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asserting that it will most likely go further down during negotiations unless India seeks

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This works out to be USD 99 million for each drone, 

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one of the few countries to have it, USD 161 million a piece

The MQ-9B India is looking to acquire is comparable with the UAE's 

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India is looking to 15-20 per cent technological know-how as part of transfer of technology

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