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• Defence industry organisations from India and the U.K. have decided to create a new Defence Industry Joint Working Group (JWG) for more effective cooperation, according to the U.K. High Commission.

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• The JWG is part of an ongoing initiative between the two countries to strengthen the defence and security partnership through industrial collaboration.
• The U.K. recently issued its first Open General Export License (OGEL) in the Indo-Pacific region to India, shortening delivery times for defence procurement.
• The U.K. industry is already integrating Indian defence suppliers into their global supply chain, manufacturing defence equipment and the DefExpo-2022 had representation from 20 U.K. defence companies
• The U.K.-India 2030 Roadmap commits to partnership on India’s indigenous combat air programmes, including Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-MkII and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
• The Royal Air Force (RAF) recently conducted a subject matter expertise exchange with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) during the visit of Eurofighter Typhoon, Voyager and A-400 in New Delhi and also held joint-flying exercises with the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-uk-form-joint-working-group-to-further-defence-cooperation/article66027269.ece