Key Points
New Delhi:While India and the US are close to signing big ticket deals onjet engine technologyand purchase of high-altitude drones, both for surveillance and punitive strikes, a number of other key defence and security related projects and pacts will be discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modis ongoing US visit...
Government sources told ThePrint that both sides are looking at a much closer defence industry cooperation, greater integration and sharing of not just technology but also information on key strategic interests...
The visit will strengthen our two countries shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific and our shared resolve to elevate our strategic technology partnership, including in defence, clean energy, and space, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had said in astatement in May...
Talking about defence issues, sources said that while a pact on joint manufacturing of the GE F414 engines is on the cards besides that for high altitude long endurance (HALE) drones, there are other key issues like joint development of the next generation M777 lightweight howitzers, long range specialised artillery munitions and possibility of manufacturing Stryker armoured personnel carriers in India...
Talking about the other defence deals in the pipeline, which would be firmed up in the coming months if not years, sources said the lowest hanging fruit is the joint production of wheeled armoured vehicle Strykers in India, which will come handy for the Indian armed forces...
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