U.S. Drones to Help India Track Chinese Troops on Disputed Border
Until a few years ago, India relied largely on human patrols to watch the disputed boundary. But that was a different, less-fraught era of relations between the neighbors. A deadly 2020 confrontation between their security forces jolted New Delhi and cast a chill over ties, driving both sides to increase border deployments of troops, weapons and surveillance equipment.
India plans to purchase upgraded MQ-9B drones in a transaction valued at roughly $3 billion. The deal was…