The United States and India have renewed a 10-year agreement to jointly develop defense products, including advanced defense technologies, reports DefenseNews. The agreement incorporates for the first time a provision to co-produce weapons in India, along with transfer of technology through the Defense Trade and Technology Initiative. Initially the two...
Progress in U.S.-India Defense Trade
At the U.S.-India Business Council’s gala in Washington, D.C. Frank Kendall, the Defense Department’s undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics discussed the Defense Trade and Technology Initiative which is part of a broader effort to build the United States’ relationship with India. At its core, the initiative is an effort...