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NATO kicks off Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise
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NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu moderates a media briefing on the alliance s Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise, which kicks off this month. Photo courtesy of NATO
May 6 (UPI) More than 20 NATO allies and partners from North America and Europe will participate in the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021, which kicks off this month, the alliance announced Thursday. Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 will test NATO s readiness and military mobility - with forces deploying across land and sea, all the way from North America to the Black Sea region and off the coast of Portugal, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a press release.
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NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 kicks off this month, bringing together more than 20 NATO Allies and partners from North America and Europe1. “Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 will test NATO’s readiness and military mobility – with forces deploying across land and sea, all the way from North America to the Black Sea region and off the coast of Portugal,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “With over 9,000 troops, the exercise demonstrates that NATO has the capabilities and the resolve to protect all Allies against any threat,” he added.
Steadfast Defender 2021 will be the first large-scale test of NATO’s adapted Command Structure, with the involvement of two new NATO commands – Joint Support and Enabling Command based in Ulm, Germany and Joint Force Command Norfolk, based in the United States.
India, UK agree on co-production of military hardware; technology collaboration for combat aircraft
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 02:28 PM IST
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A 10-year roadmap unveiled at the summit for boosting overall India-UK ties mentioned broadening dialogue on combat air collaboration to determine how the UK can support India s ambitions for their light combat air MK2 programme .
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In a major move, India and the UK on Tuesday vowed to expand bilateral defence cooperation, including through technology collaboration in developing combat aircraft and complex weapons, during a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson.