NEW DELH Meeting with Trump
India, the world’s largest arms importer, traditionally relies on Russia. Last month, Trump told Modi, who turned to Washington for a two -day visit on Wednesday, to buy more US -made security equipment and “move towards fair trade relations”.
India and the United States have long been talking about the mutual production of fighter vehicles developed by the General Movement of the Holy Prophet and has been used by the US military. Two sources said that they were also working to wrap up an agreement on the mutual production of fighter jet engines in India for the Indian Air Force, the agreement was agreed in 2023.
“We definitely want to accelerate the transaction we want to do with the United States,” Defense Production Secretary Sanjeev Kumar told reporters on Sunday, adding that such efforts were underway. But he did not give further details.
Sources said that Indian government -owned Indian Aeronautics Limited (HAL) officials in the coming weeks with US officials and General Electric’s Aerospace unit, GE -414 engineers, make talks till March. Meet to finalize.
Two other sources said that New Delhi has begun talks with the Trump administration on a plan to buy striker vehicles after the Indian Army demonstrated last year.
Sources said that the project was imagined that India would receive a few hundred strikers with anti -tank guided missile system, and was later developed by a government company.
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