US offers India partnership in developing most advanced fighter craft

fighters to India.

“Despite this setback,we believe US aircraft,such as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF),to be the best in the world,” the Pentagon said in a nine-page report to the Congress.

“Should India indicate interest in the JSF,the United States would be prepared to provide information on the JSF and its requirements (infrastructure,security,etc) to support India’s future planning,” the Pentagon said in a one-of-its kind report on India submitted to the US Congress.

The F-35 is a fifth generation all-stealth fighter being developed by US armament giant Lockheed Martin in a joint consortium with eight other countries — the UK,Italy,the Netherlands,Turkey,Canada,Denmark,Norway and Australia.

The F-35 Lightning II boasts advanced airframe,autonomic logistics,avionics,propulsion systems,stealth and firepower at the most affordable cost.

The US has already undertaken test flights of the fighter. F-35 is the only other 5th generation aircraft to fly in the world besides the F-22 Raptors. Washington has refused to share the Raptor technology with any other nation,even its closest allies the UK and Israel.