India, US Closer to Military Tech Transfer

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NEW DELHI: India has told the US that its requirements are "unique and transformative" hardware technologies and weapon systems that justify the single-vendor option and could be mass produced here under the new defence FDI rules. After the defence ministry officials told their Pentagon counterparts last month that India was not interested in the run-of-the-mill technology, the Barack Obama administration is sending Frank Kendall, undersecretary (acquisition) in the defence department, on a three-day trip beginning this Nov 21 to brief New Delhi on the weapon technologies on offer. Kendall, Pentagon's pointperson for India's defence requirements, will meet defence secretary Mathur during his stay. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval visited Pentagon to discuss bilateral defence cooperation and exchange of military intelligence.