Progress of the India-US Defence Industrial Ecosystem reviewed
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has held comprehensive discussions with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on getting the defence industries from both sides together to cooperatively co-develop and co-produce defence systems.
The Ministers explored ways and means during bilateral discussions in New Delhi on 10 Nov to advance their defence technology cooperation with joint research in critical areas.
They reviewed the progress of the India-US Defence Industrial Ecosystem, INDUS-X, which was launched in June this year and aims to expand the strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses and academic institutions of India and US.
Austin welcomed India’s decision to elevate to full membership of the Combined Maritime Forces, a multilateral construct headquartered in Bahrain.
Rajnath Singh symbolically handed over to Austin some items recovered in Assam as part of the US Defence POW MIA Accounting Agency Mission. The items include parts of parachute, uniform and airplane of the US forces from the World War II-era.
The Ministers have also drawn up an agenda for future joint work for their teams, said the Defence Ministry. Fiinews.com
