UK, India promise partnership on new fighter jet technology
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Friday, April 22, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP) Britain and India have pledged to partner on a new fighter jet competition. The UK and India are set to strengthen their defense and security ties, including a partnership on fighter jet competition aircraft. The announcement was made by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Delhi on Thursday. Johnson has said that the defense cooperation agreement will boost procurement in many areas, but he gave some details during a press conference ending India's two-day visit, saying that the main goal of the visit was mainly a free trade between nations. Negotiations on trade agreements were to move forward. Boris Johnson said the two countries would seek defense procurement to deal with the threat in the land, sea and air space cyber sector, including a partne