Today , India and U.S.A. have signed the Project Agreement for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, that will open up the development of UAS in defence domain. This is termed to be a vital step towards deepening defence technology cooperation between both the countries.
The Project Agreement for "Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV)" under the Joint Working Group Air Systems in the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI).
The main aim of DTTI is to bring sustained leadership focus to promote collaborative technology exchange and create opportunities for co-production and co-development of future technologies for Indian and US military forces.
"Under DTTI, Joint Working Groups on land, naval, air, and aircraft carrier technologies have been established for focus on mutually agreed projects in respective domains. The PA for co-development of ALUAV has been overseen by the Joint Working Group on Air Systems and is a major accomplishment for DTTI,"
The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) at DRDO and the Aerospace Systems Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), along with the Indian and US Air Forces, are the principal organisations for execution of Project Agreement.
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