Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Naval Surface Warfare Centre at Carderock on Saturday and witnessed the experiments being conducted and the facilities available at the centre.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday interacted with the senior leadership of US defence companies here in an industry round-table organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and outlined the various emerging co-development and co-production opportunities in the defence sect
The progressive reforms undertaken by India have encouraged foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to establish their presence in the country, defence Minister Rajnath Singh said during an interaction with the senior leadership of US defence companies on Saturday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin have expressed happiness on the conclusion of the Security of Supplies Arrangement (SOSA), which encourages the defence industrial ecosystems of both countries to work together, and enhances the supply chain resilience
The Defence Minister touched on the evolution of the US-India defence relationship, its phenomenal growth, and how the defence sector and investments from American companies will play a central part in India's growth story and vision 2047.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin celebrated the progress made across several bilateral defence initiatives, including efforts to increase supply chain security and enhance maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region.
The two leaders also appreciated the progress made in operationalising the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness, a Quad initiative, and India's ongoing efforts to enhance the Maritime Domain Awareness for its partners in the Indian Ocean Region.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met with United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and reviewed current defence cooperation activities and explored strategies to enhance their collaboration further.
On the first day of his visit the Department of Defence (DoD) and the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA).
India is the 18th SOSA partner of the US after Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
"Deceit is not in our character. We can be cheated, but we can never cheat others. This is the message that should go to the world," Rajnath Singh said.