Terming the need for strong relations between India and the U.K.
“mission critical”, U.K. Minister of defense procurement Alex Chalk told that collaboration in high-end defense technologies, including jet engine technology, which, he said were essential to preserve territorial India was an important part of. He also pitched for cooperation in supply chain resilience, which had been brought to the force in the war in Ukraine, and India’s strengths in it.
The jet engine co-operation proposal put forward by the famous company known as ROLLS ROYCE was the best out there and most cost-effective that world set in India, Mr. Chalk told in front of a small group of media at Aero India in Bengaluru on 13th Feb 2023.
The context is for security context you have the presence in a difficult backyard of china which we understand. so we recognize 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 rule based order but to uphold that order you need strong defense capabilities that is the context for this very significant step we are taking here in India.
Next month the Indian AIR FORCE will join multilateral exercise cobra Warrior hosted by the Royal Air Force. This will be the first time that the IAF would be participating in the multilateral air combat exercise which will see participation of air force from 17 nations, the Minister added.
On jet engine cooperation, for which India is evaluating co-development proposals from three global engine manufacturers, the visiting Minister said, What the U.K. committed is our biggest ever capability transfer in our history. We wold be providing more capability that ti any other G7 country, G20 country or 5-country.
In addition to the conversation on jet engine, there are lot of other capability cooperation that is under discussion, he said, which includes missiles, infantry tactics, interoperability and maritime cooperation. “If the Rolls Royce deal goes ahead, sky is the limit in terms of future jet engine technology. We see this as a pivotal moment in India and U.K. relations, we have gone further and faster than ever before and see this as the beginning of a really special defense relationship.”
On further agencies of cooperation, Mr. Chalk said Ukraine war had taught that they need to have a hard look at the size of reserves and supply chain resilience. This, he said, presented an opportunity for India and the U.K. to cooperate with India’s capacities and have example their need for deeper ammunition stores in future than they have now.
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