According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, along with the P-8I Patrol aircraft, the sale includes tactical radio systems, missile detection sensors, GPS and navigation capabilities, as well as the ongoing repair of the aircraft. The deal will be delivered by Boeing.

The deal comes following India’s purchase of eight P-8I aircraft in 2009, and will enhance the Indian Navy’s surveillance capabilities.

The United States State Department hopes that the deal with solidify the growing US-Indian geostrategic alliance.

[Related: US confirms sale of P-8A Poseidon aircraft to Germany]

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Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Strategy and Security with Excellence from UNSW Canberra, with a thesis on post-truth, postmodernism and disinformation operations.

 

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