WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the decision of general electric company (GE) to manufacture fighter jets in India will prove to be a milestone for the Indian defense sector as both nations are taking steady steps towards a better future through their cooperation.
During his address to the Indian diaspora at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, PM mode He said, “In these 3 days, a glorious new journey of US-India relations has begun. This new journey is of our convergence on global strategic issues, of our cooperation to Make India Make to the world “.
Prime Minister Modi said: “Whether it is technology transfer and manufacturing cooperation or increased coordination in the industrial supply chain, both nations are taking steady steps towards a better future. General Electric’s decision Company to manufacture fighter jets in India will prove to be a milestone for the Indian defense sector.”
In a major announcement coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, GE Aerospace announced on Thursday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.
The agreement includes the possible joint production of GE Aerospace’s F414 engines in India.
GE Aerospace said in a statement that it continues to work with the US government to receive the necessary export authorization for this. The effort is part of the Indian Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft Mk2 program.
The US company said the MoU with HAL to produce fighter jet engines for the IAF is an important milestone amid Prime Minister Modi’s official state visit to the US and a key element in strengthening defense cooperation between Both countries.
The announcement on the MoU came ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Meanwhile, in his address to the Indian diaspora in Washington, DC, Prime Minister Modi thanked members of the community for progress in India.
“The reason behind this tremendous progress in India is the belief of 140 million people in the country. Modi has not done anything alone. Hundreds of years of colonization have taken this belief away from us,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The preparation began about two and a half weeks ago after the US-India Community Foundation got the green light from the prime minister that it will spend some time with the Indian diaspora, said Dr. Bharat Barai, president of the Community Foundation. US-India.
“We quickly rounded up people we know who have been community leaders from different cities. Just by word of mouth, the word spread quickly. We didn’t send a single email or do a flyer. And the registration was completed in three or four days Baray said.
The foundation began to engage with the secret service and the Prime Minister’s SPG group to try to handle the logistics.
During his address to the Indian diaspora at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, PM mode He said, “In these 3 days, a glorious new journey of US-India relations has begun. This new journey is of our convergence on global strategic issues, of our cooperation to Make India Make to the world “.
Prime Minister Modi said: “Whether it is technology transfer and manufacturing cooperation or increased coordination in the industrial supply chain, both nations are taking steady steps towards a better future. General Electric’s decision Company to manufacture fighter jets in India will prove to be a milestone for the Indian defense sector.”
In a major announcement coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, GE Aerospace announced on Thursday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.
The agreement includes the possible joint production of GE Aerospace’s F414 engines in India.
GE Aerospace said in a statement that it continues to work with the US government to receive the necessary export authorization for this. The effort is part of the Indian Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft Mk2 program.
The US company said the MoU with HAL to produce fighter jet engines for the IAF is an important milestone amid Prime Minister Modi’s official state visit to the US and a key element in strengthening defense cooperation between Both countries.
The announcement on the MoU came ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Meanwhile, in his address to the Indian diaspora in Washington, DC, Prime Minister Modi thanked members of the community for progress in India.
“The reason behind this tremendous progress in India is the belief of 140 million people in the country. Modi has not done anything alone. Hundreds of years of colonization have taken this belief away from us,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The preparation began about two and a half weeks ago after the US-India Community Foundation got the green light from the prime minister that it will spend some time with the Indian diaspora, said Dr. Bharat Barai, president of the Community Foundation. US-India.
“We quickly rounded up people we know who have been community leaders from different cities. Just by word of mouth, the word spread quickly. We didn’t send a single email or do a flyer. And the registration was completed in three or four days Baray said.
The foundation began to engage with the secret service and the Prime Minister’s SPG group to try to handle the logistics.
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