Maldives is buying drones from Türkiye to monitor its maritime borders. The Muizzu administration signed a $37 million deal to reduce dependence on India and monitor maritime boundaries. However, the administration has not yet confirmed whether the military drone will be equipped with arms. News The Print.
According to the report on the Maldives authorities, the Indian forces work jointly with the surveillance forces in the country’s maritime borders. New Delhi gifted Male a Dornier aircraft and two helicopters. While the aircraft is used for surveillance purposes, essential supplies and patient transport are done through helicopters.
And 88 members of the Indian Army are in Maldives for maintenance of aircraft and helicopters. They were ordered to return to India by the newly elected Maldivian government. March 15 is the deadline. The issue of the agreement to purchase military drones from Türkiye was revealed amid the diplomatic tension between the two countries.
It is believed that the work of monitoring the sea border has been done by the members of the Indian Army for so long, the new government will do that work itself from now on.