India is sending a marching contingent in addition to fighter jets for the Bastille Day parade in France subsequent month, for which PM Modi has been invited because the visitor of honour. The army parade will see an Indian armed forces contingent in addition to Jaguar Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft performing a fly previous.Modi has been invited by President Emmanuel Macron and the 2 sides are anticipated to announce a brand new section in India-France strategic partnerships on a spread of points, together with scientific, financial and defence cooperation.

The marching contingent is more likely to be consultant of all three providers – the Army, Air Force and Navy. The deployment of Jaguar fighters can also be symbolic, given its Anglo-French origin. India is the one nation that at the moment operates the bottom assault plane.

On the defence entrance, the French facet is more likely to elevate the problem of supplying the maritime model of Rafale fighter jets for an Indian Navy requirement. The Navy had evaluated the Boeing F/A 18 Super Hornet in addition to the Rafale Marine for its requirement of jets for the INS Vikrant plane provider.

The advice was to go for a authorities to authorities deal for the acquisition, with supply time being of essence as the present fleet of Russian origin MiG 29K fighter jets have been exhibiting sub optimum efficiency.

Discussions are additionally seemingly on cooperation within the underwater area. France is setting up the Scorpene class of submarines with Mazagaon Dockyards Ltd for Indian Navy. MDL has moved a case for setting up three extra submarines outfitted with an air impartial propulsion system that might give them the flexibility to remain underwater for weeks.