India and the UK have signed a renewed defence accord through which the two countries have agreed to “redouble efforts” to identify mutual defence requirements and collaborate on solutions, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
An MoD statement on 15 April said the renewed memorandum of understanding (MOU) “marks a step change” in the defence relationship between India and the UK, with emphasis on collaboration on defence procurement and industrial co-operation.
“By collaborating and exploiting procurement opportunities together both nations will be able to benefit from technological and manufacturing capabilities and support long-term co-operation between their defence and security industries,” the UK MoD said.
The MoD also indicated that a focus of the agreement will be to explore opportunities in naval systems. The MoD also pointed out that the MOU was signed following a visit by Indian Navy (IN) chief Admiral Sunil Lanba to the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in Portsmouth in March and exercises undertaken by the two navies in late 2018.
One possible area of UK-India collaboration is the UK’s Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier. Constructor BAE Systems confirmed on 16 April that the company has held talks with India about a potential joint programme. The QEC design is seen as a possible contender to meet the IN’s requirement for a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2).
The IN’s first aircraft carrier (IAC-1) – named INS Vikrant – is being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited in southern India and is scheduled to enter service in the early 2020s. The IN envisages IAC-2 entering service in the early 2030s.
A BAE Systems spokesperson said, “BAE Systems has begun discussions with India regarding the potential for basing development of the second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier [IAC-2] project on the Queen Elizabeth-class design. The design is adaptable to offer either ski jump or catapult launch and can be modified to meet Indian Navy and local industry requirements.”
India and the UK first signed a defence equipment agreement in the late 1990s. This was intended to support an expansion of defence-industrial partnerships as well as co-production and co-development projects. The two countries also established a defence consultative group in the 1990s, which also facilitates collaboration in activities including technology transfers, joint exercises, and co-operation on security and anti-terrorism.
Ties have been reinforced on several occasions since, most notably in 2015 with the signing of a Defence and International Security Partnership and in 2016 during UKPrime Minister Theresa May’s visit to India. In a joint statement released to coincide with the latter, the two countries said they had ambitions to “design, make, exercise, train and co-operate together”.
An MoD statement on 15 April said the renewed memorandum of understanding (MOU) “marks a step change” in the defence relationship between India and the UK, with emphasis on collaboration on defence procurement and industrial co-operation.
“By collaborating and exploiting procurement opportunities together both nations will be able to benefit from technological and manufacturing capabilities and support long-term co-operation between their defence and security industries,” the UK MoD said.
The MoD also indicated that a focus of the agreement will be to explore opportunities in naval systems. The MoD also pointed out that the MOU was signed following a visit by Indian Navy (IN) chief Admiral Sunil Lanba to the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in Portsmouth in March and exercises undertaken by the two navies in late 2018.
One possible area of UK-India collaboration is the UK’s Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier. Constructor BAE Systems confirmed on 16 April that the company has held talks with India about a potential joint programme. The QEC design is seen as a possible contender to meet the IN’s requirement for a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2).
The IN’s first aircraft carrier (IAC-1) – named INS Vikrant – is being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited in southern India and is scheduled to enter service in the early 2020s. The IN envisages IAC-2 entering service in the early 2030s.
A BAE Systems spokesperson said, “BAE Systems has begun discussions with India regarding the potential for basing development of the second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier [IAC-2] project on the Queen Elizabeth-class design. The design is adaptable to offer either ski jump or catapult launch and can be modified to meet Indian Navy and local industry requirements.”
India and the UK first signed a defence equipment agreement in the late 1990s. This was intended to support an expansion of defence-industrial partnerships as well as co-production and co-development projects. The two countries also established a defence consultative group in the 1990s, which also facilitates collaboration in activities including technology transfers, joint exercises, and co-operation on security and anti-terrorism.
Ties have been reinforced on several occasions since, most notably in 2015 with the signing of a Defence and International Security Partnership and in 2016 during UKPrime Minister Theresa May’s visit to India. In a joint statement released to coincide with the latter, the two countries said they had ambitions to “design, make, exercise, train and co-operate together”.
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