India and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen defence ties and strengthen ongoing joint activities, including future seminars and cooperative initiatives. The agreement comes ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Israel, beginning February 25, during which he is likely to touch upon all issues of bilateral and regional interest.
The International Defence Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT), within Israel's Ministry of Defense (IMOD), have facilitated meetings between leading Indian and Israel defence industries, leading to the signing of the MoU.
SIBAT, in cooperation with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) and India’s Ministry of Defence, led a seminar and B2B meetings between leading Indian and Israeli defence companies this week, the IMOD said.
"The seminar was led by SIBAT Director, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas, and brought together small, medium, and large Israeli and Indian defence companies for substantive engagements, to deepen familiarity with India's defense industrial ecosystem and its updated Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2026–India's national defense procurement policy," a statement from the IMOD read.
"The event featured representatives from 30 Indian and 26 Israeli defence companies," it said. The Indian delegation was led by Ramesh K, Director General of SIDM, and included J P Singh, Ambassador of India to Israel, and Gp Capt. Vijay Patil, Defence Attaché of India to Israel.
"Both sides expressed their commitment to advancing bilateral dialogue and emphasised the importance of continued cooperation between two defence industries that have stood shoulder-to-shoulder in times of crisis," the statement read.
The IMOD said strategic seminar advances the strategic vision of the Israel Ministry of Defence Director General Maj Gen (Res.) Amir Baram to broaden Israel’s defence exports and deepen strategic partnerships with key countries.
The event follows the Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting held in November last year, when the two sides inked a landmark agreement to enhance defence, industrial and technological cooperation, enabling the sharing of advanced technology to promote co-development and co-production.
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