UK arms industry keen to invest and forge alliances in UP defence corridor

The Corridor is estimated to attract investment of Rs 20,000 crore

United Kingdom (UK) based arms and defence industry is keen to invest and forge trade alliances in the proposed mega Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor.

A five-member delegation led by Mark Goldsack, the Director of the UK-based Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) within the Department for International Trade (DIT) held a meeting with UP industrial development minister Satish Mahana here yesterday and evinced interest to invest in the Corridor.

The Corridor is estimated to attract investment to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore, and spans six nodes namely Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow and Chitrakoot. It is also aimed at energising the existing