Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a teaming agreement with India's Alpha Design Technologies to jointly market and produce mini-unmanned air vehicles including the former's Bird-Eye 400 and 650 for Indian operators. Announced on 11 February, the agreement is in line with the requirements of New Delhi's "Buy and make India" procurement category, says Shaul Sha-har, general manager of IAI's Military Aircraft Group. Potential Indian customers for mini-UAVs could include the armed forces, coastguard, security agencies and police and border security forces, IAI says. Systems covered by the pact would be produced in India, with "integration of additional applications and subsystems" to be performed by Alpha with IAI's support.
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