The Pentagon has established a first-ever country special cell to speed up its defence ties with India and accelerate the process of co-development and co-production of hi-tech military equipment in the country. Established soon after Defence Secretary Ashton Carter assumed Pentagon’s leadership role in February, India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC) is headed by Keith Webster, Director, International Cooperation Office of the Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.
India Rapid Reaction cell has been instrumental in accelerating the DTTI projects and has started the process to send some new proposals to India for co-production and co-development. The mobile hydroelectric initiative and for-the-next-generation initiatives required negotiations, conclusion and signing of bilateral agreements.
In addition, Obama and Modi announced that working groups will be set up to explore development of aircraft carrier technologies and jet engines.
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- The Pentagon was designed by American architect George Bergstrom (1876–1955), and built by general contractor John McShain of Philadelphia
- Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees[6] and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel work in the Pentagon.
- On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon’s first floor west wall.
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