24th India-US Joint Technical Group Plenary held at DRDO HQs in New Delhi to advance cooperation in Defence Science & Technologies

• The Joint Technical Group (JTG) is the apex bilateral mechanism under the India-US Major Defence Partnership for cooperation in Defence Science & Technology, operating under DRDO on the Indian side.
• Its 24th Plenary (3-4 February 2026, DRDO HQs, New Delhi) advanced critical & emerging defence-tech R&D and concluded a DRDO–Defence Innovation Unit (DIU) project agreement under the INDUS-X Innovation Bridge.
• Relevant for GS-II (India-US bilateral) and GS-III (defence indigenisation, S&T, internal security).