US offers air defence version of Stryker armoured fighting vehicles to India: Report
India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue this month, the American side pushed for the co-production of the Stryker armoured combat vehicle. In the past as well, the US has made the push for the sale of Stryker systems to India. Meanwhile, sources in the security establishment told ANI that India is considering the proposal made by the American establishment for the Stryker vehicles.
However, India has not taken any final decision about it, they added. Defence secretary Giridhar Aramane was quoted by the Hindustan Times as saying on November 10 that India is interested in the US' offer for joint production of Stryker armoured vehicles to meet the needs of the army. "An initial offer on the (Stryker) infantry combat vehicles has come from the US.
We have expressed our interest in discussing it further to take the co-production part ahead," Aramane said during a joint media briefing with foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra on the 2+2 dialogue. The 2+2 dialogue was co-chaired by India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and their American counterparts Lloyd Austin and Antony Blinken. The US' proposal came at a time when the Indian defence industry has made significant progress in the field of developing armoured combat vehicles including vehicles — such as the Wheeled Armoured Platform developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation in association with private industry.
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