India, Israel signs defence pact, MoU boosts tech, industrial collaboration

By Anjali Sharma

WASHINGTON – According to official sources and media reports on Tuesday the 17th meeting of the Joint Working Group on defence cooperation, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Director General of Israeli Ministry of Defence Maj Gen (Res) Amir Baram, took place in Tel Aviv.

The MoU will enable the sharing of advanced technology and will promote co-development and co-production.

India Ministry of Defence in a statement revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation was signed during the meeting to provide a unified vision and policy direction to deepen the already strong defence cooperation between the two countries.

A wide range of areas for cooperation have been identified in the MoU that will benefit both countries. Important fields include strategic dialogues of mutual interest, training, defence industrial cooperation, and capabilities, including Science & Technology, Research and Development and Technological Innovation, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security cooperation.

The MoU will enable the sharing of advanced technology and will promote co-development and co-production.

The JWG reviewed the ongoing defence cooperation initiatives and agreed that both the nations have benefited from each other’s strengths.

Both sides discussed potential areas for future collaboration in the field of technology, to enhance operational capabilities.

They also deliberated on various issues, including shared challenges of terrorism, and underscored their collective resolve to fight against the threat.

India-Israel defence partnership is long-standing, based on deep mutual trust and shared security interests.