{
  "id": 1484754,
  "title": "Navy gets MQ-9B boost: India leases 2 Sea Guardians for Indian Ocean surveillance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/navy-gets-mq-9b-boost-india-leases-2-sea-guardians-for-indian-ocean",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:43:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/news/navy-gets-mq-9b-boost-india-leases-2-sea-guardians-for-indian-ocean-surveillance/articleshow/133292605.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India's Navy will lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones for enhanced Indian Ocean surveillance. This leasing agreement boosts maritime domain awareness and response capabilities significantly. India also plans to acquire thirty-one MQ-9B Predator drones from the United States. This acquisition includes domestic assembly, strengthening India's defense manufacturing ecosystem. The deal underscores a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}