A senior officer in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps is taking up arms in defence of offsets. He says that because offsets create complicated supply chains, they may foster interdependence and deter aggression.
The Norwegian government has signalled a significant offset policy shift by making job security equal to access to foreign markets and security of supply. Jobs have not previously featured as an important consideration in industrial participation programmes.
Strategic partnerships pave the way for joint ventures between Indian and foreign defence firms, but slow decision-making in the defence ministry which hands out the contracts is holding up progress. The file has now been sent to the Finance Ministry for another opinion.....
No fewer than 38 government and governmental organisations are now working with Oman’s Authority for Partnership for Development (PFD), the sultanate’s offset management agency, on the country’s procurement contracts.
Japan’s trade ministry will seek to expand the domestic aircraft industry by advancing its ties with Airbus. Both sides would hold regular meetings so that Japanese companies can assist the development of next-generation models.