Bengaluru, Feb. 17 -- India and France are intensifying their defence and industrial partnership, marked by landmark initiatives including the first private-sector helicopter assembly line in India and plans for joint production of HAMMER precision-guided missiles under the 'Make in India' programme.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin jointly chaired the 6th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue in Bengaluru on Tuesday, underscoring the strategic and operational depth of bilateral cooperation.
Vautrin said, "Defence is the central pillar of the relationship between our countries, and our collaboration is exemplary with the joint exercises that are carried out, along with the co-production of militar...