Washington: The United States wanted to sell its most sophisticated fighter to India, news agencies reported on Thursday.
According to Reuters news agency, the US Defence Department, in a report to Congress said if New Delhi indicated an interest in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon would be willing to provide information on the aircraft’s security and infrastructure requirements.
According to the report, the F-35 is the Pentagon’s costliest weapons procurement program.
The radar-evading aircraft is being developed with eight international partners and officials estimate it will cost dollar 382 billion for 2,447 of the jets for the US military.
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