New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- India and the US have unveiled a new initiative for their defence cooperation, the Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA), aimed at scaling industry partnerships and enhancing production of autonomous systems which will foster next generation defence and technological collaboration, specifically in the field of underwater domain awareness.

According to a joint statement released following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent meeting with US President Donald Trump, this move was based on the US-India Roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation, which particularly focused on autonomous systems.

As part of this initiative, a new partnership between Anduril Industries and Mahindra Group was announced on advanced a...