Japan to enable fighter jet & missile exports to 12 nations including India
India is among the few countries with which Japan has signed a key agreement for reciprocal provision of supplies and services between their defence forces in order to drive closer military cooperation and contribute to security in Indo-Pacific.
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Tokyo, May 28: Japan plans to allow exports of lethal military equipment, including missiles and jets, to India and 11 other countries. This move could bolster efforts by New Delhi and Tokyo to cooperate in defence manufacturing.
India and Japan now have strong security cooperation in Indo-Pacific and much of the cooperation has been driven by shared concerns about China’s aggressive posture across the region. Indian officials have said Modi had discussed with Kishida the issue of co-development and co-production of defence equipment in India.
Japan is also working on plans to develop new combat jets and anti-aircraft missiles with Britain and the US.
Regulations will be eased by March 2023 to allow exports to India, Australia and some European and Southeast Asian nations, according to reports. Japan established a principle for transfer of defence equipment & eased regulations that prohibited their export in 2014. However, it still bans exports of lethal weapons.
The development comes just days after PM Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed to enhance bilateral security and defence cooperation, including in defence manufacturing, during a meeting on the margins of the Quad Leaders Summit in Tokyo on Tuesday.
India is among the few countries with which Japan has signed a key agreement for reciprocal provision of supplies and services between their defence forces in order to drive closer military cooperation and contribute to security in Indo-Pacific.
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The principle for defence exports will be revised after Japan’s National Security Strategy is framed by the end of this year.
India and Japan now have strong security cooperation in Indo-Pacific and much of the cooperation has been driven by shared concerns about China’s aggressive posture across the region. Indian officials have said Modi had discussed with Kishida the issue of co-development and co-production of defence equipment in India.
Japan is also working on plans to develop new combat jets and anti-aircraft missiles with Britain and the US.
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