In a bid to deepen defence cooperation, the UK will provide support for new Indian-designed and -built fighter jets, offering the best of British know-how on building battle-winning aircraft. The UK will also seek to support India’s requirements for new technology to identify and respond to threats in the Indian Ocean.
This was announced by the British government as visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. They will discuss next-generation defence and security collaboration across the five domains – land, sea, air, space and cyber.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who met Johnson just before the bilateral meeting between the two Prime Ministers, said, “Delighted to call on UK PM @BorisJohnson during his India visit. Discussed our expanding partnership and implementing the #IndiaUK Roadmap 2030.”The British government also said that “to support greater defence and security collaboration with India over the coming decade, the UK will issue an Open General Export Licence (OGEL) to India, reducing bureaucracy and shortening delivery times for defence procurement. This is our first OGEL in the Indo-Pacific region.”
