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U.S. And Indian Companies To Co-Produce Sonobuoys

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

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U.S. And Indian Companies To Co-Produce Sonobuoys

Ultra Maritime and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) officials in January 2024 announced a partnership between U.S. and Indian companies for co-production of U.S. sonobuoys to be used by the Indian Navy. (Photo: Ultra Maritime)

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan recently announced the Biden administration welcomed a new partnership between U.S. and Indian companies for co-production of U.S. sonobuoys to be used by the Indian Navy. The U.S.-based Ultra Maritime agreed to work with Indian defense firm Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to supply and manufacture sonobuoys for the Indian Navy to the U.S. Navy standards. Production is expected to be split between the U.S. and India. The companies said this agreement is in line with…

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