“Exclusive Interview: GA Global Chief Dr. Vivek Lall on India’s MQ-9B Deal, Make-in-India Push, L&T Partnership, and Future of Unmanned Warfare”, Defence Capital, November 27, 2025
“American defence company General Atomics Global Corporation chief executive Dr. Vivek Lall, in an exclusive conversation with Defence Capital, shared rare insights into India’s landmark MQ-9B programme, industrial partnerships, and the future of unmanned systems collaboration between New Delhi and Washington.
The interview comes at a crucial moment for India’s defence modernisation, with the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian and SkyGuardian drones, expanding maritime Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR) operations, and growing industrial partnerships under Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India).
Speaking on the progress of the USD 3-billion MQ-9B deal signed last year, Dr. Lall confirmed that manufacturing for India’s drones has already begun…….”
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