The US president Donald Trump announced that the US will sell in India F-35 low observability aircraft in India during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModdAfter meeting at the White House, yesterday Thursday.

“From this year, we will increase sales of military material in India by many billions of dollars. We are also preparing to supply (…) F-35 fighter aircraft in India »Donald Trump said.

As the ReutersOramp did not provide a timetable, but sales, especially for cutting-edge technology such as the Stealth Jet F-35, usually take years to complete.

He also said that the countries have entered into an agreement involving the introduction of more oil and gas from India to shrink the trade deficit between the two countries.

Washington and New Delhi will work together to deal with what he called “Threat to Radical Islamic Terrorism”.

Foreign military sales such as those of the F-35 are considered government agreements, where the Pentagon acts as an intermediate between the defense contractor and a foreign government.

India has agreed to buy more than $ 20 billion in US defense products since 2008. Last year, India agreed to buy 31 unmanned MQ-9B Seaguardian and Skyguardian aircraft after discussions that lasted more than six years.

According to the US Congress Research Service, New Delhi is expected to spend more than $ 200 billion the next decade to modernize his army.

Lockheed produces three models of new war aircraft for the US Army and allies, such as Britain, Australia, Italy, Turkey, Norway, the Netherlands, Israel, Japan, South Korea and Belgium.

Russia has been for decades the main weapon supplier in India, the largest weapon importer in the world, and its fighter aircraft are part of India’s military fleet. However, Moscow’s ability to export in recent years has been destroyed From the war in Ukraine, making the New Delhi look to the west.