Indian Ministry of Defence, India is mulling joint ventures with Israel and Russia for development of fifth generation fighter aircraft and production of long range missiles for Indian navy.
JV with Israel for Production of Missiles
The government has not decided on a joint venture with Israel for the production of missiles.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has earlier entered into a contract with M/s. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel to jointly develop a Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) system for the Indian and Israeli Navy in January 2006.
The Government of India pursues bilateral cooperation with Israel in many fields, keeping in mind our national interests. Cooperation in the field of defence is one of the many dimensions of bilateral cooperation.
This is based on our sole national interest and does not come in the way of the warm and mutually beneficial cooperation that we share with friendly Muslim countries.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri D Raja and Shri Syed Azeez Pasha in Rajya Sabha today.
Joint Development Of Fighters With Moscow
Co-development of a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) has been identified as an important area of cooperation between the Indian and Russian governments. Technical discussions to work out the details are in progress. Efforts are on for finalizing the draft Inter-Governmental Agreement in this regard.
The US government has not proposed to provide a fifth generation fighter F-35 aircraft to India.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri D Raja in Rajya Sabha today.
