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DoD Clears Sale of General Atomics Predator B Drone Variant to India


TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2018 — General Atomics has received clearance from the Defense Department to sell its armed Predator B unmanned aerial vehicles to India following a previous approval for the country’s purchase of the Guardian drone for maritime surveillance, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday.

The decision to push the sale forward was conveyed through government channels, with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo anticipated to discuss the deal with counterparts at a meeting later in May, Hindustan Times reported Tuesday.

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