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US Defence Secy to visit India to discuss partnership US Defence Secy to visit India to discuss partnership Last Updated: Sat, Mar 13th, 2021, 13:03:13hrs In New Delhi, Austin will "discuss operationalising the major defence partnership that we have with India, including through enhanced information sharing, regional security cooperation, defence trade, and cooperation in new domains", Acting Assistant Defence Secretary for Indo-Pacific, David F. Helvey said on Friday after the Quad summit. He said India is "an important strategic partnership that involves cooperation with like-minded nations...

Austin will also travel to Korea and Japan ahead of his India visit.

On the heels of the Quad summit US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as Washington focuses on China as an emerging threat according to a Pentagon official

Will Fully Armed MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones Be A Game-Changer For The India Armed Forces? March 12, 2021 India has decided to procure 30 armed MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the US in the wake of the protracted border standoff with China. The armed drones could be a game-changer for New Delhi and help it cement its position as a dominant power in South Asia. New Delhi has decided to ink a $3 billion deal with Washington, which will see the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Army, and the Navy acquire 10 General Atomic MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones each. According to earlier reports, the deal for the 30 SkyG...

Historic opportunity to deepen ties and solidify India-US relationship, says Pentagon Commander SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 10, 2021, 04:46 PM IST Share Synopsis The US and Indian navies are now securely sharing information, and India has substantially increased its acquisition of US defence equipment, Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee here during a Congressional hearing. USS Fort Worth docked at Chennai Port as a part of Excercise Malabar in 2015 Related A top American commander on Tuesday told lawmakers tha...