Three additional spy planes are expected to be sent to the armed forces.

Three new spy planes are to be developed by India in order to conduct long-range surveillance operations and closely monitor adversary communications. The three new spy planes are also referred to as aircraft for communication jamming systems and signal intelligence.

The bulk of the technology and equipment used in the project will be manufactured in India, and it will be completed entirely domestically. According to defense officials cited by news agency ANI, the proposal to acquire these spy planes is in the advanced stages and is expected to receive authorization within the next week.
The Indian Air Force and the Defence Research and Development Laboratory are working together on the project. According to officials, the relevant agencies would put out a tender to aircraft manufacturers to purchase the aircraft's platform.

The need for such an aircraft has long existed, according to officials, and the project's parameters have finally been decided upon. The spy plane project is being carried out by the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), which is also working on the Airborne Early Warning and Control systems.
The next generation of Netra aircraft, known as the AEW&C Netra Mark1A, is the Airborne Early Warning and Control systems. In addition, the Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to develop Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Mark 1A aircraft on the Embraer legacy jet plane platform and AEW&C Mark 2 aircraft on Airbus 321 jets for the Indian Air Force. These plans involve the development of indigenous Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (I-STAR) aircraft.

In light of India's ongoing border dispute with China and the changing security conditions around vital waterways, the Center has allocated Rs 6.21 lakh crore for the Defence Budget for 2024–2025, an increase of 4.72% above the previous year's allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore.

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been allocated a budget of Rs 23,855 crore. The Defense Forces will be better equipped with lethal weaponry, fighter aircraft, ships, platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and drones thanks to the enhanced budgetary allocation.