U.K. FOR TIE-UP IN HIGH-END DEFENCE TECHNOLOGIES

Terming the need for strong relations between India and the U.K. “mission critical”, U.K. Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk pitched for collaboration in high-end defence technologies, including jet engine technology.
He also pitched for cooperation in supply chain resilience, which had been brought to the fore in the war in Ukraine, and India’s strengths in it.
The jet engine cooperation proposal put forward by Rolls-Royce was the best “out there” and “most cost-effective” that “would set India apart,” Mr. Chalk told a small group of journalists at Aero India show in Bengaluru.
“The context is the security context out you find yourselves in. You have the presence in a difficult backyard of China which we understand.
So we recognise that a strong, independent, sovereign and capable India is essential to preserve its territorial integrity and to stand up for the international rules-based order. India is an important part of this international rules-based order. But to uphold that order you need strong defence capabilities that is the context for this very significant step we are taking here in India.”
On jet engine cooperation, for which India is evaluating co-development proposals from three global engine manufacturers, Honour of office

SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB

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