{"id":37152,"date":"2025-02-11T19:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=37152"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:34:11","slug":"india-uk-defence-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-02-2025\/india-uk-defence-collaboration","title":{"rendered":"India-UK Defence Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/International Relations<\/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 United Kingdom have signed multiple agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral defence collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Agreements and Collaborations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Defence Partnership\u2013India (DP-I):<\/strong> Establishment of a <strong>dedicated programme office<\/strong> within the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence to serve as a <strong>one-stop hub for bilateral defence collaboration<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aims to <strong>facilitate deeper cooperation<\/strong> and support <strong>economic growth<\/strong> in both countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laser Beam Riding MANPADs (LBRM):<\/strong> India and the UK signed a contract for the delivery of <strong>Laser Beam Riding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/15-03-2022\/man-portable-air-defence-system-manpads\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/15-03-2022\/man-portable-air-defence-system-manpads\">Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS)<\/a><\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The initial supply of <strong>High Velocity Missiles (STARStreak) and launchers<\/strong> is set for delivery this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM):<\/strong> Focuses on <strong>integrating Indian and British industries<\/strong> into the <strong>global defence supply chain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM): <\/strong>Collaboration to establish an <strong>ASRAAM assembly and testing facility in Hyderabad<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) System: <\/strong>A <strong>Statement of Intent<\/strong> was signed to <strong>design and develop an Integrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) system<\/strong> for India\u2019s <strong>next-generation Landing Platform Dock (LPD) fleet<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both nations are working to establish <strong>India\u2019s first maritime Land-Based Testing Facility<\/strong>, with a goal to deliver the <strong>LPD in water by 2030<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e6da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/02\/india-uk-bilateral-defence-projects.png\" alt=\"india-uk-bilateral-defence-projects\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-37153\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e6da; width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/02\/india-uk-bilateral-defence-projects.png 726w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/02\/india-uk-bilateral-defence-projects-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Defense Cooperation Between India and UK<\/strong><br>&#8211; Over the past decade, only about 3% of India&#8217;s defence acquisitions came from the UK.<br>&#8211; <strong>Modern Collaborative Frameworks:<\/strong><br>1. <strong>Defense and International Security Partnership (DISP), 2015:<\/strong> It aims to enhance cooperation in areas such as counter-terrorism, cyber security, and defense manufacturing.<br>2. <strong>Defense Equipment Memorandum of Understanding (MoU):<\/strong> It facilitates collaboration between defense industries of both countries, promoting co-development and co-production initiatives.<br>1. India-UK 2+2 Foreign and Defence Dialogue.<br>&#8211; <strong>Joint Military Exercises and Training:<\/strong><br>1. Exercise Ajeya Warrior;<br>2. Exercise Konkan;<br>3. Exercise Cobra Warrior;<br>4. Exercise Tarang Shakti.<br>&#8211; <strong>Defense Industrial Collaboration:<\/strong> A Letter of Arrangement was signed between India&#8217;s DRDO and the UK&#8217;s DSTL to collaborate on defense research, emphasizing areas like <strong>Electric Propulsion Systems for the Indian Navy.<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Maritime Cooperation:<\/strong> Promoting freedom of navigation and open access, and improving maritime cooperation, with a new <strong>Maritime Dialogue, Grey and Dark Shipping<\/strong> information sharing and mechanisms.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Concerns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India-UK defence cooperation has often been <strong>derailed by the \u2018three-I\u2019 challenge<\/strong> posed by Indian rules and regulations pertaining to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foreign Investment;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intellectual Property Rights;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigenous Content Requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategic Significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These agreements represent a significant step forward in<strong> India-U.K. defence cooperation,<\/strong> particularly in critical areas such as air defence and maritime propulsion.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aligns with <strong>India&#8217;s Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) vision<\/strong>, promoting indigenous defence capabilities and technological advancements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-uk-announce-several-defence-agreements-uk-sets-up-dedicated-cell-in-its-mod-focussed-on-india\/article69203574.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source: TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India and the United Kingdom have signed multiple agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral defence collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37152"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51326,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37152\/revisions\/51326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}