New Delhi: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and France’s Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) Thursday signed a technical agreement to deepen bilateral collaboration in the field of research and development.

Sources in the defence and security establishment explained that this does not pertain to any specific project like the planned co-development of fighter engines, but an overarching agreement that will enable joint R&D.

They said the agreement — signed by DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat and National Armaments Director (Direction générale de l’armement), France, Lt Gen Gael Diaz de Tuesta — will pave the way for joint research, sharing of know-how, joint training and even collaborative research where both countries will hold intellectual property rights. Show F

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