Overview
- Signed in Tel Aviv during the 17th Joint Working Group meeting, the MoU was executed by India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Israel’s MoD Director General Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram.
- The framework enables sharing of advanced technologies and prioritizes co-development and co-production across strategic dialogue, training, defence industrial cooperation, R&D, artificial intelligence and cyber security.
- Official readouts noted a review of ongoing projects and a reaffirmed resolve to counter terrorism, with no specific programs, budgets or timelines announced.
- The Indian delegation met Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and joined a session with defence-industry CEOs to present technologies and scope new partnership projects.
- Follow-up engagement included visits to leading Israeli defence companies to explore co-production under India’s self-reliance push, as Baram described India as a “first-rate strategic partner.”