Asserting that India-France relations are at their "highest point," French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the two countries now share a Special Global Strategic Partnership which is unique and will expand further.
India is looking at opportunities for collaboration across defence sector during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Malaysia, with the sale of Dornier aircraft, maintenance of Scorpene submarines and SU-30 aircraft, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
Two aircraft carriers, 'Charles De Gaulle' from France and India's 'Vikrant' along with destroyers, frigates, Indian scorpene class submarines and a maritime patrol aircraft will be participating in the exercise, according to a post by the Indian Navy.
Naval Group's Marie-Laure Bourgeois, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing said in an interview with ANI that the French firm has also helped its foreign partners in integrating strategic defence technologies in the submarines like the integration of torpedoes developed by the Defenc
The Embassy in a post on X wrote, "Proud to see PM Narendra Modi dedicating to India INS Vaghsheer - the 6th and final Scorpene class submarine - built with a France Naval Group and Indian Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders collaboration. A reflection of our longstanding defence partnership of tru
The Indian Navy is hoping to finalise the Rs 90,000 crore deals for 26 Rafale Marine combat aircraft and three additional Scorpene submarines by next month, announced Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday.
Describing France-India defence relationship as an exceptional one, the Ambassador of France to India, Thierry Mathou said that when it comes to defence, both the countries share a real, strategic intimacy.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu and held discussions on defence cooperation, including the Rafale Marine, Scorpene submarines, space, and international situation, especially Ukraine.
In a move towards boosting its surveillance and fighting capabilities, the Indian Navy is looking towards concluding three major defence deals this financial year, including the 31 MQ-9B drone deal, 3 additional Scorpene submarines and the 26 Rafale-M fighter aircraft project.
Amid ongoing procedure to buy three more Scorpene class submarines for the Indian Navy, Naval Group-- the French partner for the project, said that the heart or the combat management system of these new submarines would be made in India by the Bharat Electronics Limited and supported by arch