Standing in the way are strict U.S. rules governing export of defense technology, including International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). These make defense cooperation hard even with long-time U.S. allies Britain and Australia in the AUKUS deal signed earlier this year to supply the latter with nuclear-powered submarines. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific affairs, has stressed the need to break down barriers to technology sharing with allies and partners, including India.
The sixth meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation, constituted under the auspices of the India-US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative, was held in India from February 27 to March 3.
The sixth meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation, constituted under the auspices of the India-US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative, was held in India from February 27 to March 3.An 11-member US .
Questions of employability aside, the eye-watering cost of a new aircraft carrier has become increasingly difficult to justify given the existing materiel shortfall within the Navy and Air Force in the face of ever-shrinking defence budgets.