New Delhi: 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.

V širšem kontekstu ambicioznega sodelovanja in kot je podrobneje opisano v industrijskem časovnem načrtu, so pozdravili napredek pri vzpostavitvi servisa za vzdrževanje motorjev LEAP v Indiji s strani Safrana in načrte za dodajanje servisa za vzdrževanje motorjev za motorje Rafale, celovito helikoptersko partnerstvo z skupno podjetje za motor IMRH med družbama HAL in Safran ter podmornice Scorpene, izdelane v Indiji, vključno z domorodnim razvojem, v skladu s skupno izjavo med Indijo in Francijo.

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.

Razteza se od obveščevalnih podatkov in izmenjave informacij do vaj in opreme ter na vseh področjih od morskega dna do vesolja. Pozdravili so rezultate in usmeritve 5. letnega obrambnega dialoga, ki sta mu predsedovala oba obrambna ministra, in dialoga o pomorskem sodelovanju, ki je potekal oktobra 2023, kot je navedeno v skupni izjavi.

Izrazili so zadovoljstvo nad vse večjo kompleksnostjo in interoperabilnostjo indijsko-francoskih skupnih obrambnih vaj v zraku, morju in kopnem ter se strinjali, da razmislijo o ločeni skupni vaji treh sil. Pogovarjala sta se tudi o aktivnem povečevanju zmogljivosti, predvsem na področju pomorstva, s povezovanjem z drugimi podobno mislečimi državami.