India’s defence Ministry has cleared a proposal that could give impetus to the first joint defence development project between India and United States for new, lightweight, protective clothing for soldiers. The project has been named as Defence Trade and Technology Initiative. The initial amount allocated for the project is Rs 300 crore. The Indian Army has planned to modernize it and also have plans to acquire chemical and biological resistant clothing in the current five year plan.
Under the DTTI, the project is being called Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble – Increment 2 (UIPE I2). The private companies from United States will collaborate with an Indian partner for the new-generation clothing for soldiers. The Indian partner is likely to be a state-owned unit but a private partner has not been ruled out yet.
GK Questions
- Who is the current Defence Minister of India? Manohar Parrikar
- Who is the present Army General of India? Dalbir Singh Suhag
- Who is the present Air Chief Marshal of India? Arup Raha
- Who is the current Chief of the Naval staff? Admiral Robin K Dhowan
