*WASHINGTON – *
India and the US have identified small air launch unmanned aerial vehiclesand a lightweight small arms technology project along with aircraftmaintenance for defence collaboration, a top Pentagon official has said.
The US statement came as defence officials from the two countries heldtheir latest round of Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) talksin Washington.
The India-US DTTI meeting focused on encouraging the US and Indian industryto work together and develop next-generation technologies.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:.linkIn Pakistan At Ridiculously Low PricesSave70.comlink
“One project we’re looking at is small air launch UAVs,” US Undersecretaryof Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord told a media roundtable at the Pentagon on Friday.
Lord, who co-chaired the meeting along with Secretary of Defence ProductionAjay Kumar, said the teams are looking at very specific deliverables on thespecific dates with key individuals having responsibility.Promoted: In Stores
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“Overall, we look at this as a cost efficient, cost effective way toprovide additional capability to the war fighter. There are three proposedmission scenarios, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, cross borderoperations and cave tunnel inspection,” Lord said.
On the drones, the discussions are mainly between the US Air Force ResearchLaboratory and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation. InApril, the two sides will write the technical planning document.
“We plan to sign that sometimes in September timeframe,” she said, addingthat the potential exists to involve the Indian industry in itsco-development.
The two sides also talked about virtual, augmented mixed reality foraircraft maintenance, which she stressed can deliver very significantpotential to the two countries.Advertisement
“What we want to do is take both the US and Indian technology and translatethat into a war fighting capability that both the US and the Indians canuse. This is very much a collaboration in terms of our governments, ourindustries and our overall know-how. The beneficiaries will be both the USas well as the Indians,” Lord said.
The next meeting will be held in India in September.
