US to ink deal with India that would allow General Electric Co to produce engines powering Indian military's fighter jets, Reuters reports
Washington is working to deepen ties with New Delhi and sees deeper military-to-military and technology ties with the South Asian country as a key counterweight to China's influence in the region. / Photo: AFP
A deal finalising the joint production of the engines is expected to be inked and announced by the time President Joe Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an official state visit on June 22, the people said on condition of anonymity on Wednesday because the decision has not been made public.
India, the world's largest arms importer, depends on Russia for nearly half its military supplies, and has bought fighter jets, tanks, nuclear submarines and an aircraft carrier over the decades.
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