More P-81s for India

Maritime surveillance aircraft join Indian Navy.

To check Chinese presence, India orders 4 spy planes for $1bn from Boeing: Report

India signed a contract on Wednesday to buy four maritime spy planes from Boeing Co for about $1 billion, defence and industry sources said, aiming to bolster the navy as it tries to check China’s presence in the Indian Ocean.

India has already deployed eight of the long-range P-8I aircraft to track submarine movements in the Indian Ocean and on Wednesday exercised an option for four more, two defence ministry officials and an industry source told Reuters.

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Source: indianexpress.com

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