India-US defence industrial ecosystems to work together
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted to the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin the various co-development and co-production opportunities in India, identified in the India-US Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap, which was adopted last year defense .
During their meeting in Pentagon on 23 Aug, they held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral defence cooperation, industrial collaboration, regional security and other international issues imdexasia .
Both Ministers expressed happiness on the conclusion of the Security of Supplies Arrangement (SOSA) between India and US. The SOSA signed on 23 Aug in Washington DC encourages the defence industrial ecosystems of both countries to work together, and enhances the supply chain resilience defcoindia .
They also welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between India and US regarding the Deployment of Liaison Officers. India shall be accordingly deploying the first Liaison Officer to the Headquarters Special Operations Command in Florida mea .
Both Ministers appreciated the progress made in operationalising the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness, a Quad initiative and lauded the ongoing efforts by India to enhance the Maritime Domain Awareness for the partners in the Indian Ocean Region nse .
They welcomed the ongoing Indian participation in the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and noted that India shall deploy Indian Navy personnel in CMF’s Combined Task Force 150 headquarters in 2025 bse .
The Defence Minister and Secretary Austin commended the efforts of the India-US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) for establishing the Defence Innovation bridge between the two countries sbi .
They appreciated INDUS-X establishing robust networks across start-ups, industry, academia, and governments, accelerating the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and enhancing war-fighting capabilities of both sides sidm.in .
The upcoming INDUS X Silicon Valley Summit in September 2024 shall witness announcements of several key initiatives siae.fr. Fiinews.com
