Average Cost Offered By US For MQ-9B Drones 27 Per Cent Less For India, Negotiations Yet To Begin: Sources

Sixteen of these drones purchased by the US cost it USD 69 each but it was only a "green aircraft" without sensors, weapons and certification. Features like censors, weapons and payloads make up for 60-70 per cent of the total cost, he said, adding that even the US acquired five of them at USD 119 million each.A senior government functionary claimed on Thursday that the average estimated cost of