Exclusive! India - Indian Defense- Focus of Spain's attention
Posted by- Neelam Mathews Sept 30, 2012 Visiting India for the first time since he became Secretary General for Defense Policy in January this year, Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martín who was serving as the Spanish Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, is tapping his extensive knowledge of emerging geographical regions, such as Asia, in particular India, he says. San Martín has a lot on his agenda here having already met two military chiefs and DRDO. On monday, more meetings follow, "To create a network and...sign an agreement on defense exchange." The Indian Navy has released an RFP to build four large projection vessels with dual helicopter carrier and amphibious role. Those in the running are likely to be French DCNS with its Mistral class , Spain's Navantia perhaps with its Buque of Proyecciones Estategica, South Korea and Fincantieri with i ts multifu nctional Ship. Navantia-Canberra Class Pix-DefenseIndustryDaily Outlining partnerships with I...