Tel Aviv: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel later this month, an MoU was signed between India and Israel to deepen defence ties and strengthen ongoing joint activities, including future seminars and cooperative initiatives.
The International Defence Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) within Israel’s Ministry of Defence (IMOD) have facilitated meetings between leading Indian and Israel defence industries, leading to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
SIBAT in cooperation with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) and India’s Ministry of Defence, led a seminar and B2B meetings this week between leading Indian and Israeli defence companies, the IMOD said.
“The seminar was led by SIBAT Director, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas, and brought together small, medium and large Israeli and Indian defence companies for substantive engagements, with the goal of deepening familiarity with India’s defence industrial ecosystem and its updated Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2026 India’s national defence procurement policy,” a statement from the IMOD said.
“The event featured representatives from 30 Indian and 26 Israeli defence companies,” it said.
The Indian delegation was led by Ramesh K, Director General of SIDM, and included J P Singh, Ambassador of India to Israel, and Gp Capt. Vijay Patil, Defence Attache of India to Israel.
“Both sides expressed their commitment to advancing the bilateral dialogue and emphasised the importance of continued cooperation between two defence industries that have stood shoulder to shoulder in times of crisis,” the statement said.
The IMOD said that the strategic seminar advances the strategic vision of Israel Ministry of Defence Director General Maj Gen (Res.) Amir Baram to broaden Israel’s defence exports and deepen strategic partnerships with key countries.
The event follows the Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting held in November last year, when the two sides inked a landmark agreement to enhance defence, industrial and technological cooperation, enabling sharing of advanced technology to promote co-development and co-production.
Modi would arrive February 25 on a two-day visit to Israel. He is likely to touch upon all issues of bilateral and regional interest during his meetings.
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