PM Modi and President Biden welcomed the setting up and launch of the US-India Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X).

As a network of universities, startups, industry and think tanks, INDUS-X will facilitate joint defense technology innovation and co-production of advanced defense technology between the respective industries of the two countries. The US Department of Defense’s Space Force has signed its first International Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Indian start-up 114 AI and 3rdiTech. Both companies will work with General Atomics to co-develop components using cutting-edge technologies in AI and semiconductors respectively: US-India Joint Statement.