Russia, India sign military-technical cooperation agreement for period until 2030 to envisage weapon supply, development

NEW DELHI. Dec 6 (Interfax) - Russia and India have signed an intergovernmental agreement on military-technical cooperation in 2021-2030, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Head of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev and Indian Defense Ministry's Additional Secretary and Director General for Acquisition Kantha Rao singed the document in the presence of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, the ministry said.

The agreement envisages cooperation between services and branches of the armed forces and the supply and development of weapons and military hardware, the ministry said.