The US government is poised to sell 12 military-grade surveillance drones worth almost RM80 million to Malaysia, reported international newswire Reuters.
“The Pentagon said Friday’s (May 31) sales included spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools, training and technical services and work on the equipment was expected to be completed by March 2022,” the report read.
The drone in question is the unarmed ScanEagle, which is manufactured by Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc.
Aside from Malaysia, which will buy 12 units for US$19 million (RM79.36 million), other countries in the South China Sea region are also included in the drone sale.
