The 6th meeting of Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation JWGACTC, constituted under auspices of Indo–US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) was organised in India from 27 February to 03 March 2023. An 11 member US delegation headed by RAdm James Downey, Programme Executive Officer (PEO), Carriers visited various defence/ industrial installations in Delhi and Kochi. The opening session of Joint Working Group Meeting was held on 27 February at New Delhi and was co-chaired by RAdm Sandeep Mehta, Assistant Controller Carrier Projects (ACCP). During meeting, RAdm Downey acknowledged India’s status as one of the very few countries capable of constructing Aircraft Carriers and appreciated India’s landmark achievement of operating indigenous aircraft, LCA from indigenous Carrier in a short span of time post commissioning of the Ship.
