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India to go ahead with $3.1 bn US deal for maritime patrol aircraft
- India is set to go ahead with a $3.1-billion deal with the US to acquire maritime aircraft for the Navy that will add to its surveillance capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region.
- The procurement of 10 Boeing P8I maritime patrol aircraft is likely to be cleared at a key acquisition meeting next week, with the contract to be processed under the foreign military sales (FMS) route.