ENA Sectors 2025-02-14 18:21:56 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Feb 14 (KNN)</strong> In a significant move to strengthen defence cooperation, India and the United States have announced the creation of the Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA), a new initiative focusing on autonomous systems production and underwater domain awareness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The announcement came following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, building upon the existing US-India Roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The alliance aims to enhance technological collaboration and scale industry partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A key development under this initiative is the newly formed partnership between Anduril Industries and Mahindra Group, which will focus on co-developing and co-producing maritime systems and AI-enabled counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Additionally, L3 Harris and Bharat Electronics will collaborate on developing active towed array systems, strengthening regional security capabilities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The partnership extends beyond autonomous systems, encompassing military cooperation across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace domains. Both nations have committed to enhancing training exercises and operations with cutting-edge technologies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The upcoming Tiger Triumph tri-service exercise in India is set to be more extensive and complex than previous iterations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">To support military deployments in the Indo-Pacific region, both countries have agreed to improve logistics and intelligence sharing capabilities. They will also establish arrangements to enhance force mobility for joint humanitarian and disaster relief operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">These developments fall under the broader US-India COMPACT for the 21st Century initiative, which aims to drive transformation in Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce, and Technology between the two nations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The alliance represents a significant step forward in Indo-US defense collaboration, particularly in autonomous systems and maritime security.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 41074 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/us-and-india-launch-autonomous-defence-systems-alliance 2025-02-14 18:21:56 knnindia.co.in