During his recent visit to India, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter spoke to reporters about the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System that will replace the steam catapults used on older U.S. carriers for launching and landing systems. “We are working with the Indian Navy on technology for their next generation of...
India Keen to Utilize U.S. Expertise For Next-gen Aircraft Carrier
India is hoping to incorporate American expertise in catapult launch technology into its recently announced indigenous 65,000-ton aircraft carrier INS Vishaal, India’s most ambitious aircraft carrier project. This was disclosed after the signing of the 10 year U.S.-India Enhanced Defense Framework Agreement by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Indian Defense...
U.S. to Support India’s Purchase of U.S Aircraft Carrier Technology
Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall, who heads a joint U.S.-India defense trade and technology effort, told Reuters that he was optimistic about the two countries' efforts to cooperate on a planned aircraft carrier for India. “I'm optimistic about cooperating with them on that," Kendall said in an interview, when asked about...