New Delhi, July 19 -- The Defence Acquisition Council is set to approve the acquisition of 87 armed medium altitude long endurance (MALE) drones for the Indian armed forces, and the Cabinet Committee of Security the construction of six airborne early warning and control aircraft which will be based on the Airbus 319 platform - both measures aimed at plugging key hardware and force-multiplier gaps noticed during Operation Sindoor, people familiar with the matter said. These will likely be first armed drones with Indian military and total cost of acquisition is around Rs.20,000 crore. P8...