India and UK sign Statement of Intent on electric propulsion for Indian Navy ships
On 28 November 2024 in Portsmouth, the defence ministries of India and the UK signed a Statement of Intent on cooperation in designing and developing electric propulsion systems for the Indian Navy.
Summary
On 28 November 2024 in Portsmouth, UK, the Ministries of Defence of India and the United Kingdom signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) on Cooperation on Design and Development of Electric Propulsion Systems for the Indian Navy. It was signed during the third Joint Working Group meeting of the Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership. The SoI is a broad framework for co-design, co-creation and co-production of electric propulsion for future naval ships. The Landing Platform Docks planned to be built at an Indian shipyard are envisaged to have a Full Electric Propulsion System. It was signed by Joint Secretary (Naval Systems) Rajeev Prakash and Rear Admiral Steve McCarthy of the UK MoD.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 28 Nov 2024, Portsmouth (UK)
- Document
- Statement of Intent on electric propulsion for Indian Navy
- Forum
- 3rd JWG, Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership
- Application
- Landing Platform Docks to be built in India — Full Electric Propulsion
- Signatories
- JS (Naval Systems) Rajeev Prakash; RAdm Steve McCarthy (UK MoD)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the India–UK Statement of Intent on electric propulsion systems for the Indian Navy signed on 28 November 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Portsmouth
PIB (MoD): the SoI was signed between the defence ministries of India and the UK in Portsmouth on 28 November 2024.
Under the India–UK electric propulsion partnership, which planned Indian Navy vessels are envisaged to have a Full Electric Propulsion System?
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Correct answer: B — Landing Platform Docks
PIB (MoD): the Landing Platform Docks, planned to be built at an Indian shipyard, are envisaged to have a Full Electric Propulsion System.