Subhechcha Ganguly 
Within the next 24 hours, the US State Department is anticipated to announce the sale of 31 Predator drones with weapons to India.The US Congress cleared the “tiered review” of the 31 MQ9B drone sale to India today, according to the US State Department. An official Congressional notification will be made in the next 24 hours. General Atomics is the producer of Predator drones. The national security apparatus as well as the highest echelons of the Modi administration have been told of this by the drone manufacturer.
Although the Narendra Modi administration is keeping quiet about the entire transaction, sources in Washington have verified that India will receive notification later in the day on the sale of 31 MQ(B) Predator armed drones. The US will provide eight high altitude long endurance drones to each of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, while the Indian Navy will receive fifteen of the thirty-one drones.Spokesman for the US State Department Mathew Miller declared in writing that the US-India Defence Partnership has grown significantly during the previous ten years. The intended sale of the drones was disclosed during the visit of Prime Minister Modi last year.
We think there is a great deal of opportunity to further develop military cooperation in the area as well as strategic technological cooperation with India. In the US arms transfer procedure, Congress is a key player. Before formally notifying them, we often confer with Congressmen on the Foreign Affairs Committees to answer any issues they may have.It’s known that even the US transaction for GE-414 engines is proceeding well, with the company’s CEO contacting the highest echelons of the Modi administration. The two national security advisors from the US and India are in charge of the drone and aircraft engine negotiations.
