Amid the face off with China in Eastern Ladakh, the armed forces are pushing a case for arming their Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with laser-guided bombs, precision-guided munitions and anti-tank missiles for taking out enemy positions and armoured regiments.

The proposal, named โ€˜Project Cheetahโ€™, has been revived by the armed forces after being pending for a long time.

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It is expected to cost the government over Rs 3,500 crore.

โ€œUnder this project, around 90 Heron drones of the three services would be upgraded to be armed with laser-guided bombs, air to ground and airlaunched anti-tank guided missiles,โ€ an official told a news agency.

The project to upgrade the drones for carrying out offensive operations against rivals would involve a number of Indiandeveloped solutions too.

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