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The Indian Defense Minister Pranab
Mukherjee has invited international
defense vendors to jointly develop
defense equipment with the 39 labs and
factories of the Government. Mukherjee
said that India had indigenously
developed several components of its
arsenal and joint ventures with the
Defense Research & Development
Organization (DRDO) can use the
ordinance factories to mass-produce
arms for export. The US Ambassador to
India David Mulford said that India
and the US have "entered a new era" of
relationship and defense cooperation
that will help them improve regional
and global security and stability.
Participating in the DefExpo, 22 major
US defense vendors and the US Army are
visiting India. India had placed an
order for 126 F-18 Super Hornets
fitted with Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA). This
multi-billion USD order, awaiting US
Congress approval, will require Boeing
and F-18 partners Northup Grumman and
General Electric to source 30% of
components from an Indian
subsidiaries.
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