Indian armed forces have reportedly decided to revive ‘Project Cheetah’ and push for arming their Heron UAVs with laser-guided bombs, precision-guided munitions and anti-tank missiles. The ‘Project Cheetah’ has been pending for a long time and now the tri-services have decided to revive it, which is likely to cost the exchequer over Rs 3,500 crore.
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Under this project, around 90 Heron drones of the three services would be upgraded to be armed with laser-guided bombs, air to ground and air-launched anti-tank guided missiles.
The Indian fleet of medium altitude long endurance drones, also known as UAVs, includes mainly Israeli equipment including the Herons.
They have been deployed by both the Army and Air Force in the forward locations of Ladakh sector along the China border. The drones also help in verifying the disengagement by Chinese as well as knowing their troop build-up strength in depth areas.
