Roadmap concluded for US-India Defence Industrial Cooperation to guide policy direction, says Ministry
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin have explored ways of building resilient supply chains and agreed to identify opportunities for co-development of new technologies and co-production of existing & new systems.
Following a meeting in New Delhi on 5 June, they have also agreed to facilitate increased collaboration between defence start-up ecosystems of the two countries.
“They concluded a roadmap for US-India Defence Industrial Cooperation which shall guide the policy direction for the next few years,” the Defence Ministry said.
Both sides have reviewed the robust and multifaceted bilateral defence cooperation activities and agreed to maintain the momentum of engagement, said the Ministry.
“They welcomed the inaugural dialogues held recently focusing on Defence Artificial Intelligence and Defence Space. They also discussed the regional security issues given their shared interest in maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Senior officials from Ministry of Defence, including Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr Samir V Kamat, participated in the meeting.
Secretary Austin was in Delhi for two days, arriving on 4 June 2023. Fiinews.com
