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India-US jet engine deal revolutionary, says US Defense Secretary Lloyd AustinThe landmark deal was announced last June during the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US. The General Electric signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics to make fighter jet engines for the IAF.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin </p></div>

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

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Washington: The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday.

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The landmark deal was announced last June during the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US. The General Electric signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics to make fighter jet engines for the IAF.

Austin told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that the United States has a “great relationship” with India.

“We recently have enabled India to produce a jet weapon, a jet engine in India. And that's kind of revolutionary. That will provide a great capability to them. We are also co-producing an armoured vehicle with India,' he said.

'So, all of these things, when you add them up, are probably more than we have seen happen in that region in a very, very long time,” Austin said.

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(Published 18 April 2024, 08:58 IST)