India, France Ink Landmark Pact for Hammer Missile Manufacturing, Boost Defense Ties

• India and France renewed their 10-year defense cooperation agreement and signed an MoU for in-country manufacturing of Hammer missiles.
• Agreements were signed during the sixth India-France Annual Defense Dialogue co-chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Catherine Vautrin.
• A Joint Venture MoU for Hammer missile manufacturing was signed between Bharat Electronics Limited and Safran Electronics and Defense.
• Both countries announced Reciprocal Deployment Officers at Indian Army and French Land Forces establishments.
• Ministers discussed co-development, co-production, and enhanced military-to-military cooperation, emphasizing niche technology.