New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Defence Minister Shri AK Antony will be on a three-day visit to Moscow from October 3-5 to strengthen defence cooperation with Russia.
He will co-chair the 11th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) with his Russian counterpart AE Serdyukov during his stay there.
Besides regional and global security issues, the two sides will also review the progress of important ongoing projects such as Admiral Gorshkov, delivery of frigates and Multi-Role Transport Aircraft will come for discussion at the meeting.
The two sides will also deliberate upon aspects relating to licensed manufacture and maintenance of T-90 Tanks and Su-30 MKI Aircraft in India.
The Russian side will offer a glance of the upcoming Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft by holding a test flight for the benefit of Antony and his delegation.
The two countries have signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement for joint design, development and production of FGFA involving Sukhoi Design Bureau on the Russian Side and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on the Indian side.
In the run up to the IRGC-MTC meeting, seven sub-groups and two working groups covering all areas of military technical cooperation between the two countries have met and discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to equipment and technology transfer, product support etc. (ANI)
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