Source: Ming Pao

Indian Prime Minister Modi will arrive in the United States on Tuesday (20th) to start a state -of -state visit. During this time, he will meet with US President Biden Biden at the White House and be invited to make speeches at the U.S. Congress.

The focus of Modi is expected to be the cooperation of national defense and key technology. Foreign media said that the agreement announced at that time is believed to be more than 3 billion US dollars (approximately HK $ 23.4 billion) to buy 31 MQ-9B "sea at sea"Guardian "drone, as well as the fighter engine previously provided by American companies in India.

Without the formal alliance relations in the United States and India, the Bayeng government still actively expands its military high -tech cooperation with India. It has been accused of strengthening China's influence and promoting New Delhi to get rid of Russia's military reserve.

Reuters: Index Ministry of Defense's Quasi -Purchase UAV

Reuters last Thursday quoted multiple news reports on Thursday that the Indian Ministry of Defense has approved the purchase of the armed version of the MQ-9B "Sea Guardian" drone on the same day.The drone produced by the United States Goneal Atomics will be mainly used for the Navy's mission in the Indian Ocean.The Indian Ministry of Defense has not responded to Reuters inquiry.

Reporting continued that the US government approved the sale of MQ-9B drones to India more than two years ago, but the Indian government has not been drafted within the formal procurement request of the Acceptance of NECESSITY.Book.When Modi's visit to the United States was finalized, the Bayeng government urged India to promote the transaction. Until last Tuesday, the Indian side did not confirm the number of purchasing drones.

Su Liwen, a national security adviser to the White House, previously stated that Modi visited the United States "to eliminate the obstacles of the two countries in defense transactions, high -tech trade, and investment."This time, since Modi's second term since 2019, it has visited the United States for the first time.

The "Quad Safety Dialogue" composed of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India, and their member states are using MQ-9B drones. Among them, after the Indian Navy conflict with China in the summer of 2020,In November, two unmanned drones that were not carrying armed forces were leased from the United States for the use of monitoring and collecting information to this day.

Bloomberg: U.S. -help India's local production fighter engine

Bloomberg reported on Thursday that India and the United States were close to reaching an agreement to produce the engine provided by the United States GM's "Glore" light fighter aircraft by the United States.

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Agreement still needs to be approved by the US Congress. If it is eventually done, I believe it will help promote the research and development of the Indian Air Force and its own fighter aircraft to replace the aging Russian -style equipment and strive to re -election for Modi in the next year's election.Although Russia has decreased by 19%of the sanctions and competition against other countries in the past five years, and because it is difficult to find a payment method that does not violate Western sanctions, the transportation has stagnated, but Russia is still India's largest military hardware supplier.

Bloomberg also said that India and the United States will discuss the joint production of the US military "Stryker" armored carrier.

Reuters reported that Modi travels in the United States, including John, Washington on Friday.Gambidi Performing Arts Center meet with CEOs of top American companies such as Fedex, MasterCard, and Adobe.

Modi will see the president of the top US company

The report also quoted the news that it was expected that Modi would not talk about China's threats publicly during the visit to the United States, but it would privately discuss the issue of China in private.Many US human rights organization plans to demonstrate during the visit to the United States to protest the situation of Indian human rights.