India's Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense concluded a Project Agreement (PA) for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (ALUAV) under the Joint Working Group Air Systems in the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) program. The PA outlines the collaboration between Air Force Research Laboratory, the Indian Air...
U.S., India to Sign Industrial Security Pact
The United States and India will sign an agreement called Industrial Security Annex that seeks guarantees for the protection of classified information and will allow the transfer of defense technology. The pact will also enable the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative that was signed in 2012 to take off....
U.S., India to Collaborate on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
U.S. and India have identified small air launch unmanned aerial vehicles and a lightweight small arms technology project along with aircraft maintenance for defense collaboration, said Ellen Lord U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The U.S. statement came as defense officials from the two countries held their latest...
India, U.S., to Deepen Defense and Security Cooperation
The U.S. State Department cleared the sale of predator Guardian drones to India, in a deal estimated to be worth $2-3 billion. According to General Atomics, the Predator Guardian UAV, a variant of the Predator B, can be used for wide-area, long- endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. A joint...
Congress Declares India a Major Defense Partner
The U.S. Congress has cleared legislation for designating India as a “major defense partner”, with the Senate passing the $618 billion American defense budget for 2017. The bill was passed earlier by the U.S. House of Representatives by 375-34 votes, and President Barack Obama is expected to sign it into...
Defense Alignment Between India and U.S. Accelerates
DefenseNews reports that the Obama administration has made strengthening ties with India a priority, and this has been highlighted by the focus Defense Secretary Ash Carter has had on the South Asian nation. Ashley Tellis, a former State Department official now with the Carnegie Endowment, calls the recent state visit...