INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: India and the US on Monday set the stage for clinching the mega project to co-produce fighter jet engines during PM Narendra
secretary of defence Lloyd Austin here concluded a new ambitious defence-industrial cooperation roadmap to fast-track technology
collaboration and co-production of existing as well as futuristic weapon systems and platforms
The areas range from air combat, infantry combat vehicles and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) systems to long-range
artillery, smart munitions and underwater domain awareness.03:05Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds a bilateral meeting US Defence
Secretary Lloyd J Austin IIIThe immediate takeaway will be the inking of the major pact between US company General Electric (GE) and defence
100% ToT (transfer of technology) for the GE-F414 engines, which will power the indigenous Tejas Mark-2 fighters (existing Tejas Mark-1 jets
have less powerful GE-F404 engines procured without any ToT)
Other projects like the co-production of Stryker armoured fighting vehicles, long-range artillery and ISR systems are in the discussion
the long-pending deal for acquisition of armed Predator or MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones.During the delegation-level meeting, sources said India
security provider in the Indo-Pacific.Austin said the deepening India-US partnership shows how growing military cooperation between the two
two countries..., the US statement said.
