US offers to jointly manufacture fighter jets with India

News:

• Talking about the new developments in bilateral military ties, the American Ambassador, Richard Verma, noted that India faces a critical shortage of front-line fighter aircraft for keeping India’s air space safe.
• He also said that the two countries had taken joint action against a “high-profile hacking group” operating in India.
• Countries like the UK, Germany, Sweden and France, too, are looking to join hands with India to manufacture fighter aircraft as the country faces a depletion of its air strength due to modernisation delays.

Source: ET