India, Feb. 6 -- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hosted the 24th Indo-US Joint Technical Group (JTG) Plenary Meeting in New Delhi on February 3-4, 2026, aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in defence science and technology.

The meeting was co-chaired by DRDO Director General (Production Coordination & Services Interaction) Dr Chandrika Kaushik and US Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies under the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering, Michael Francis Dodd.

The plenary was held in line with the vision and policy guidance of the India-US Major Defence Partnership framework signed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in October 2025. ...