The launch of the India-US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) took place on Thursday in Washington. According to the Defense Ministry, the government has asked American and Indian businessmen to collaborate to develop and produce cutting-edge technologies.
At the start of INDUS-X, Assistant Secretary (Promotion of Defense Industries) Anurag Bajpai asked people to think of ways for companies, universities and companies to work together in the future. He also spoke about the “Make in India” program, with a focus on “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” (Self-reliant India) and the idea of ”Make in India, for the world,” according to a statement from the ministry.
On June 20-21, Bajpai led the Indian delegation at the two-day INDUS-X event, hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and hosted by Innovations for Defense Excellence (iDEX), the Ministry of Defending. and the United States Department of Defense (DoD).
On June 20, a reception was organized for people from the Indian and US governments, defense startups, think tanks, incubators, investors, industry and other stakeholders. The keynote address was given by Eric Garcetti, who is the US Ambassador to India.
US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall delivered the keynote address for the event on June 21. He said that the friendship between the US and India is growing at a very fast rate. He stressed that companies from both countries have a lot of room to work together on deep technological innovations, especially in the fields of space and artificial intelligence (AI).
At the event, Indian and American companies showcased new technologies together for the first time. 15 Indian startups and 10 US startups from areas like maritime, AI, automated systems, and space showcased their technologies to people from India and the US.
Congressman Ro Khanna, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee as a ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems (CITI) and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and American Indians, and Radha Iyengar Plumb , Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Maintenance, US Department of Defense, both went to see the exhibit.
Two round tables and two panel discussions were held, and the focus was on getting more people from government, education and business, especially start-ups, to work together. The rules for export control were also discussed.
An INDUS-X fact sheet was distributed at the event.
The US Chamber of Commerce says INDUS-X could help India meet its target of $5 billion in defense exports by 2025 and expand its defense supply chain.
INDUS-X wants to pave the way for the goals set out in the US-India roadmap for defense industrial cooperation, take advantage of the technology liberation results that industry expects from the US-India Initiative on Technologies Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), pursue joint opportunities in high-tech defense innovation, research and development, and strengthen bilateral trade relations and defense establishment ties.
It will also make it easier for US and Indian defense companies to connect with each other so they can work more together on defense technology.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn