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India Wants U.S. Help Beyond Jet Engine, Aircraft Carrier Developement

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

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India Wants U.S. Help Beyond Jet Engine, Aircraft Carrier Developement

CH-47F Chinook and AH-64E Apache. Photo courtesy Boeing.

India is interested in furthering its partnership with both the U.S. military and defense industry to develop and manufacture high-end weapons on its own soil, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said Dec. 10.Top priorities include development of an Indian produces jet aircraft engine and an aircraft carrier, both of which were discussed Thursday during a meeting with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.“I conveyed to Secretary Carter our desire to further collaborate in the higher-end transformative technologies,” Parrikar said Thursday during a post-meeting…

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