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Sixth Indo-French defense high committee meets

IRNA

New Delhi, Nov 22, IRNA -- The sixth Indo-French Defense High 
Committee met here on Friday and reviewed the overall security 
scenario including the situation in South Asia, Afghanistan and Iraq. 
According to a press release of India`s Press Information 
Bureau (PIB), a copy of which is received by IRNA on Saturday, the 
meeting was co-chaired by India`s Defense Secretary Ajay Prasad and 
Personal Representative of the French Defense Minister Jean-Francois 
Thibault. 
Defense related interactions such as the joint Air exercise 
Garuda and the forthcoming joint Naval exercise Varuna were discussed.
The recent high level visits at the military and the political level 
were also touched upon in the meeting. 
In the areas of defense production and R&D, the meeting reviewed 
various ongoing projects and addressed the inherent impediments. 
Matters of cooperation under the Indo-French Research Forum and 
exchange of views on other possible areas of strategic cooperation 
were discussed during the meeting, the release said. 
The sub committee on Defence Industry Procurement and Research 
and Technology noted with satisfaction the progress made on Joint 
Development and Production of the Shakti Engine for Advanced Light 
Helicopter and Larzac engine for Interim Jet Trainer. 
The press release said, the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) 
of France agreed to use their good offices for supporting business 
activities of Defense Public Sector Undertakings such as supply of 
support equipment, spare parts and major inspection etc. concerning 
Mirage 2000 by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, supply of titanium and 
alloys to Airbus industries by Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited and 
sourcing of microwave tubes from Bharat Electronics Limited. 
The DGA has also offered courses for Indian defense officers to 
study its working. Training course in respect of various disciplines 
of engineering and technology and exchange of trainees on industry 
and research centers was also offered by the French side. The 
Indo-French Defense High Committee comprised of three 
sub-committees. 
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