Il Ministro della Difesa indiano va negli USA per siglare un importante accordo .....
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar will visit the US next week with key military alliance agendas.
According to officials at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), India and the US are highly likely to sign the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), on which the two nations agreed in principle during the US defence secretary Ashton Carter's visit to New Delhi in April.
LEMOA, that will allow sharing of military logistics by using each other's Army, Air Force and Naval bases for supplies, repair and rest was the highlight of Carter's visit and signalled a crucial shift in India's stand on defence ties with the US.
Nell' agenda della visita vi sono, comunque, altri punti ..... e questo mi sembra di particolate interesse .....
Parrikar's visit also coincides with India's lookout for a technologically new set of fighter jets for its air force and two US companies, Boeing and Lockheed Martin pitching hard for it even as the government to government deal on the French Rafale jets is still stuck in negotiations.
Fonte ..... "
Manohar Parrikar to visit US next week for pushing key defence ties" .....
Un reale interesse da parte degli Indiani per
F-16 o
F-18 di ultima generazione o l' ennesimo espediente per forzare la mano ai Francesi onde indurli a sottostare alle loro pretese ?
E, a proposito di pretese ..... questa sarebbe l' ultima .....
As the NDA government inches toward closing the multi-billion euro Rafale fighter deal, New Delhi has sought a waiver from a key provision that requires India to shell out an advance guarantee.
If France accepts the Indian demand, it will result in a saving of more than euro 134 million, South Block sources said on Friday.
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Govt seeks 134 million euro waiver from France for Rafale deal" .....
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