ニューデリー： India and France have agreed to further deepen the integration between the two countries’ defence industrial sectors and to work together to identify opportunities for co-design, co-development and co-production.

“In a reflection of the deep mutual trust and confidence between the two countries, and drawing strength from their decades-old cooperation in advanced technologies, President Macron and Prime Minister Modi reiterated their commitment to further deepening the integration between the two countries’ respective defence industrial sectors and to work together to identify opportunities for co-design, co-development, co-production with the objective of not only fulfilling the defence needs of the Indian armed forces, but also of providing a viable and reliable source of defence supplies to other friendly countries,” as per India-France joint statement following French President Emmanuel Macron’s State visit to India for the Republic Day celebrations.

During the visit, PM Modi, French President Macron noted that defence industrial collaboration, especially from the design stage, not only creates quality jobs for the youth and advances the Prime Minister’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, but also supports a broader progress in scientific, technological, digital and material sciences fields to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat for 2047. Towards this end, the two leaders welcomed the adoption of an ambitious Defence Industrial Roadmap.

野心的な協力のより広範な文脈において、また産業ロードマップでより詳細に示されているように、両首脳は、サフランによるインドにおけるLEAPエンジン用MRO設立の進展と、インドとの包括的なヘリコプターパートナーシップであるラファールエンジン用MROを追加する計画を歓迎した。インドとフランスの共同声明によると、HALとサフランの間のIMRHエンジンと、先住民化を含むインドで建造されたスコルペヌ潜水艦のジョイントベンチャー。

They also welcomed the discussions between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA), and intend to conclude an Arrangement MoU in an early timeframe.

PM Modi, French President Macron lauded the all-round progress in the defence and security partnership, which is a principal pillar of the partnership and a source of strengthening their countries’ sovereignty and strategic autonomy, and for advancing peace in the region.

それは諜報や情報交換から演習や装備にまで及び、海底から宇宙までのあらゆる領域に及びます。首脳は、共同声明にあるように、両国防大臣が議長を務める第5回年次防衛対話及び2023年XNUMX月に開催された海洋協力対話によって定められた成果と方向性を歓迎した。

両国は、空、海、陸にわたる印仏共同防衛演習の複雑さと相互運用性の増大に満足を表明し、明確な三軍共同演習を検討することに同意した。両首脳はまた、他の志を同じくする国々と協力して、特に海洋分野における能力を積極的に拡大することについても議論した。