JWG-DETC progress noted
The Indian and Japanese Defence Ministers have recognised the importance of promoting defence equipment and technology cooperation through a joint effort between the public and private sectors.
The cooperation will allow to bilaterally strengthen technological capability and industrial infrastructure.
This understanding was reached during the India-Japan Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue which was held during Japan’s Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera visit to India 19-20 Aug 2018.
Onodera and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman shared the view that they would further develop defence equipment and technology cooperation between the two countries.
Sitharaman briefed Onodera on the setting up of two Defence Industry Corridors in India and invited participation of Japanese enterprises.
The dialogue took note of progress made in the bilateral discussion of the 4th Joint Working Group on Defence Equipment and Technology Cooperation (JWG-DETC) in Delhi in July 2018 for identifying specific areas of cooperation.
The Ministers also noted the effort made by both countries regarding the cooperation on US-2 amphibious aircraft.
The Indian and Japanese defence ministries have signed a project agreement concerning the Cooperative Research in the Area of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)/Robotics, marking the start of the first bilateral cooperative project. fiinews.com
