India Spends Rs 22,000 Crore in a Day on Drones, Submarines, and Anti-Drone Shields

The Defence Ministry signed Rs 1,943 crore worth of contracts on Monday for two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones from US firm General Atomics, extending the Navy's long-endurance surveillance fleet. This was the third major defence announcement in 24 hours, following Rs 155 crore orders for Indrajaal Ranger mobile anti-drone vehicles and a Rs 20,000 crore Army modernization package for indigenous loitering munitions and AI-driven sensors. The spending spree signals New Delhi...