India and Japan sign agreement for UNICORN masts for naval warships
India and Japan sign agreement for UNICORN masts for naval warships India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Imple- mentation (MoI) for the "co-development" of UN- ICORN (Unified Complex Radio Antenna) mast, a conical structure that houses antennas atop war- ships increasing their stealth characteristics, for fitment on Indian naval warships under the frame- work of the India-Japan De- fence Cooperation. Technology Once implemented, this would be the first export case of defence technology from Japan under the bilat- eral agreement on defence equipment and technology transfer signed in 2015. The joint statement is- sued after the 2+2 inter-Mi- nisterial dialogue in August 2024 had referred to dis- cussions over the "early transfer" of UNICORN and related technologies. The Mol was signed and exchanged on Friday bet- ween the Indian Envoy to Japan Sibi George and Ishi- kawa Takeshi, Commis- sioner of Acquisition Tech- nology and Logistics EMBASSY OF INDIA ...