India and the US Need Each Other Now More than Ever to Advance Simulation and Training

This 13 February, US President Donald Trump hosted India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for an official working visit at the White House. Rare are the times when high-level leadership meeting summaries are as lengthy and detailed as the joint one issued for this meeting.

While many of the session’s initiatives are beyond the purview of Halldale’s editorial programs (CAT, MS&T and SCT) and events, our attention was especially drawn to the opportunities to bolster the nations’ collaborative efforts in defense, technology and innovation, and multi-lateral cooperation among others. S&T remains one foundation for these focal points.

Stepping-Off Points

S&T industry companies in both nations are expanding their portfolios and reach into the market place. The nexus of the companies’ activities is increasingly found in partnering efforts.

In one recent case, Zen Technologies (India) and AVT Simulation (US) announced their intention to collaborate and pursue new business opportunities in the military and adjacent sectors in the US.

In the pure technology sector, the two nations will invest brainpower, funding and other resources to advance their US-India Roadmap on Accelerating AI Infrastructure.

MS&T frequently reports on the increased tempo of India’s and the US’s military forces’ bi- and multi-lateral training in the Indo-Pacific region and https://www.halldale.com/defence/indopacom-deployment-snapshot. The engagement of the nations’ services in live and other training events across the warfare domains will certainly increase as India and the US remain committed to QUAD and other partnership constructs.

Also in the defense sector, the induction of US weapons platforms over the last decade and a half, such as the Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIII, AH-64 I Apache and CH-47 I Chinook, Lockheed Martin C-130 J and, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, MH-60R have revolutionized the use of simulation and training within the wider Indian military. India is likely to acquire additional numbers of all of the above examples apart from the C-17, which is out of production.