NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 24: India is being aggressively wooed both by Washington and Moscow as a buyer for a multirole fighter, with the US even willing to offer top-of-the-line F-16s made for Israel while Russia is ready to sign an MoU for joint production of a fifth-generation combat aircraft.
With US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld reaffirming on Wednesday Washington’s unconditional commitment to making available the highest grade of military technology to India, from the most lethal F-16 variant to the Patriot-3 missile defence system, PM Manmohan Singh’s visit to Russia early next month is set to take on a wholly military flavour.
In fact, while in Moscow, the PM will be signing the long due IPR agreement with President Vladimir Putin, a draft MoU on co-development and production of a 20-tonne class transport aircraft—of which Russia will buy 100 while India will purchase 45—and take forward the understanding on joint development of a fifth-generation fighter with Mikoyan Gurevich. He is also set to confirm India’s order for three more Talwar-class guided missile frigates.
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