
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