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"I am and will continue to be a very strong advocate of
US solutions for India's defence needs. US companies are eager
to work with India as the Indian military continues to
modernise," she said.
"Today, two American companies are among the leading
competitors for the USD 10 billion sale of 126 advanced
fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force, currently the
world's biggest defence tender. And we are also looking at
future defence sales of the C-17, as another example of
near-term defence cooperation," Flournoy said.
"I want to underscore though that we in the Department of
Defence do not view defence sales as mere commercial
transactions.
We understand that India is making a strategic as well as
an economic choice when it makes defence acquisitions," she
said.
"Obviously the commercial benefits of defence sales to
the US economy can't be denied. But from a DOD perspective,
these sales are even more important in building a strategic
partnership that will allow both countries to cooperate more
effectively, to protect their mutual security interests in the
future," Flournoy said in her speech.
"Whether the scenarios involve humanitarian assistance,
counter terrorism cooperation, maritime security activities,
having common equipment will allow more seamless cooperation.
India is of course also seeking to build its own
indigenous defence industry and is looking for the best
technologies to use in the defence sector," she noted. PTI LKJ
MRD


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