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India is setting up a surveillance system with drones across its borders to wade off surprise attacks like the one from Hamas in Israel, according to people familiar with the matter...
The countrys defense officials met with six home-grown vendors of surveillance and reconnaissance drones over the past week and an order is expected to be announced as soon as next month, the people said, asking not to be named as the information isnt public..
The military is looking to have the system up and running across some parts of the border as early as May, the people added...
It might take almost 18 months to have the system cover the entire stretch of borders, and could cost as much as $500 million annually, the people said.. So-called High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites, which are solar-powered drones that can operate for prolonged durations without landing, will be used for the system, they said..
The entire 14,000 miles (22,531 kilometers) that make up Indias land borders and coastline will be under constant surveillance once the system is up, the people said..
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