{
  "id": 1522999,
  "title": "India leases 2 MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones for Navy from US at ₹1,943 crore for 30 months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/india-leases-2-mq-9b-sea-guardian-drones-for-navy-from-us-at-1-943",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:13:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-leases-2-mq-9b-sea-guardian-drones-for-navy-from-us-at-rs-1-943-crore-for-30-months-11786986073465.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India has signed an agreement with American defence major General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft for the Indian Navy at a cost of ₹1,943 crore for a period of 30 months. The drones will enhance the Navy's Maritime Domain Awareness capabilities and provide persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage over vast areas of the maritime domain, strengthening India's ability to monitor and respond to developments across the Indian Ocean Region.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "India to lease two Sea Guardian drones for the Indian Navy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/india-to-lease-two-sea-guardian-drones-for-the-indian-navy",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:29:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}