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India and France have renewed the 10-year defence cooperation agreement and signed an MoU for manufacturing Hammer missiles in the country.
The agreements were signed when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin co-chaired the sixth India-France Annual Defence Dialogue in the city.
“The renewal of 10-year defence cooperation agreement was signed by the Defence Secretary from the Indian side and Deputy Director General for International Relations and Strategy from the French side,” an official statement said.
Delighted to have hosted Ms Catherine Vautrin, Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of France today in Bengaluru on her maiden visit to India.
Shared my thoughts on a wide range of issues with a special focus on defence industrial cooperation and emerging… pic.twitter.com/bebNsxx3QU
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) February 17, 2026
It added that an MoU on Joint Venture was also signed for the manufacturing of Hammer missiles in India between the chief managing director, Bharat Electronics Limited and Executive Vice President, Safran Electronics and Defence.
According to the statement, both countries announced Reciprocal Deployment Officers at Indian Army and French Land Forces establishments.
The two leaders also discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues, including priority areas for co-development and co-production of equipment.
