WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news release:

The seventh meeting of the U.S.-India Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC) concluded on Friday at the Washington Navy Yard, with a session hosted by Rear Adm. Casey Moton, PEO Aircraft Carriers. The three-day engagement marked a successful, bilateral exchange of information and best practices in the areas of carrier design and aviation integration.

Rear Adm. Sandeep Mehta, Assistant Controller Warship Production and Acquisition/Assistant Controller of Carrier Projects for the Indian Navy, led the Indian delegation; and Capt. Brian Metcalf, who manages the Gerald R. Ford-Class New Construction Program Office (PMS 378), r...