India-UK cooperation on Defence

Why is it in news?
  • As the Indian Air Force (IAF) continues its efforts to procure new fighter jets, the U.K. has made a pitch for cooperation in the fields of building aircraft carriers and future fighter aircraft technologies.
More in news
  • Partnership building exercise: It is not a selling proposition. It is a partnership building exercise on how India and the U.K. can collaborate as future defence technologies are increasingly going to be delivered by collaborative programmes.
  • 5th generation stealth fighter:
    (1) The IAF has floated a tender for 114 fighter jets.
    (2) Proposed fifth generation stealth fighter, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), is on the drawing board.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 4th Mar 2019