{"id":35054,"date":"2025-01-08T18:59:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T13:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=35054"},"modified":"2025-01-08T18:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T13:29:34","slug":"joint-india-us-sonobuoys-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/08-01-2025\/joint-india-us-sonobuoys-navy","title":{"rendered":"India, U.S. to Jointly Manufacture Interoperable Sonobuoys for Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India and the U.S. announced cooperation on <strong>co-production of U.S. sonobuoys for Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA)<\/strong> for the Indian Navy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Sonobuoys\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The sonobuoys are small and expendable devices used in underwater acoustics and sonar systems to detect submarines and other hostile objects and to <strong>carry out precision attacks to eliminate threats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f4f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sonobuoys.webp\" alt=\"Sonobuoys\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-35055\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f4f2; width:289px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sonobuoys.webp 407w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sonobuoys-190x300.webp 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sonobuoys are deployed from aircraft or ships and activate upon water impact.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They have an inflatable float with a radio transmitter, which stays at the surface to maintain communication.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Underwater hydrophones are deployed to a selected depth to capture acoustic signals. These signals are then transmitted via Very High Frequency (VHF) or Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios to operators for real-time analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is expected to become operational by <strong>2027<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The production is split across the U.S. and India, in accordance with <strong>\u2018Make in India\u2019 principles.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sonobuoys co-produced in India are interchangeable and interoperable between U.S. Navy and Indian Navy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After Maritime Domain Awareness, UDA has emerged as a<strong> key focus area for India and among the Quad.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India moved to procure US sonobuoys with the <strong>transfer of technology to augment underwater threat detection capabilities<\/strong> in view of the increasing <strong>Chinese presence in the region.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s going to be crucial to ensure that this part of the region will remain safe and secure for trade, commerce and prosperity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview of India and US Bilateral Relations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since India\u2019s independence, ties with the United States have weathered the <strong>Cold War\u2013era<\/strong> distrust and <strong>estrangement over India\u2019s nuclear program.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Relations have<strong> warmed in recent years<\/strong> and cooperation has strengthened across a range of economic and political areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bilateral Trade:<\/strong> The bilateral trade between the two countries has <strong>risen by 72%<\/strong> between 2017-18 and 2022-23.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The US accounted fo<strong>r 18% of the gross FDI inflows into India <\/strong>during 2021-22, ranking second behind Singapore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defense and Security:<\/strong> India and the US have signed a <strong>troika of \u201cfoundational pacts\u201d<\/strong> for deep military cooperation, beginning<strong> <\/strong>with the <strong>Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)<\/strong> in 2016, followed by the <strong>Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)<\/strong> after the first 2+2 dialogue in 2018, and then the<strong> Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) <\/strong>in 2020.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2016, the<strong> <\/strong>United States elevated India to a <strong>major defense partner,<\/strong> a status no other country holds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Space: Artemis Accords<\/strong> signed by India established a common vision for the future of space exploration for the benefit of all humankind.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The United States and India cooperate through the bilateral Civil Space Joint Working Group.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multilateral Cooperation: <\/strong>India and the United States cooperate closely in multilateral organizations and fora, including the United Nations, G20, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related fora, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Together with Australia and Japan, the United States and India convene as the Quad, a diplomatic network, to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nuclear Cooperation: Civil Nuclear Deal was signed in 2005,<\/strong> under the agreement, India agrees to separate its civil and military nuclear facilities and place all its civil resources under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In exchange, the United States agrees to work toward full civil nuclear cooperation with India.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-us-to-jointly-make-sonobuoys-for-indian-navy\/article69071424.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India and the U.S. announced cooperation on co-production of U.S. sonobuoys for Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA) for the Indian 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