Defence

India, Israel To Enhance Cooperation In Field Of Futuristic Defence Technologies

Swarajya StaffJun 02, 2022, 04:04 PM | Updated 04:04 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz (Pic Via Twitter)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz (Pic Via Twitter)


India and Israel on Wednesday (2 June) expressed commitment to work together to enhance cooperation in all forums including strategic and defence.

In a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz, who is on his first visit to India, in New Delhi, the two ministers reviewed the existing military-to-military activities which have increased despite the challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic.

They discussed ways to increase cooperation in all domains with a focus on Research and Development in future technologies and defence co-production, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.


"With the intention to further strengthen the existing framework of the Indo-Israeli defence cooperation architecture, both sides adopted the India-Israel Vision on Defence Cooperation," the Defence Ministry said.

A Letter of Intent on enhancing cooperation in the field of Futuristic Defence Technologies was also exchanged between the two ministers, the ministry added.

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