India, Russia discuss strengthening military ties

Defence Minister AK Antony (R) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin shake hands during a meeting. A PTI photo.

NEW DELHI (PTI): Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin Tuesday met Defence Minister A K Antony here and discussed ways of further strengthening military ties between the two countries.

The two sides are believed to have discussed the ongoing cooperation in supply of hardware and issues related to it.

Russia, the biggest arms supplier to India, has been a reliable vendor for India since the cold war era and majority of the weapon systems in the Indian armed forces are of the Russian origin.

The two countries are working on co-development programmes such as the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project, Multirole Transport Aircraft (MRTA) and warship building projects.

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