Aircraft carrier meet concludes

Aircraft carrier meet concludes
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The second meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of Indo – US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative, concluded in New Delhi on Thursday.

Visakhapatnam: The second meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of Indo – US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative, concluded in New Delhi on Thursday.

An 11 member delegation of the US Side, headed by Rear Admiral Thomas J Moore, Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers (United States Navy), visited various defence and industrial installations in India, including the shore-based test facility in Goa, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru and Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi.

The delegation also visited the first Indian Indigenous Aircraft Carrier being constructed in Kochi. The concluding session was co-chaired by Vice-Admiral GS Pabby, Controller Warship Production and Acquisition and Rear Admiral Thomas J Moore, Programme Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers (United States Navy).

During this meeting, various aspects of cooperation in the field of aircraft carrier technology were discussed and a joint statement was signed. The meeting was attended by members of the Joint Working Group and relevant representatives from naval head quarters, DRDO and Ministry of External Affairs.

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