Why small guns have been critical to layered CUAS architectures
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India, US to hold large military exercises in 2019
The US and Indian militaries will carry out large-scale joint exercises off India in 2019, top officials said on 6 September.
The drills would be a first of sorts – the two countries' forces have not previously trained simultaneously in the air, on the land and at sea.
Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement at the end of a summit with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Sitharaman said: ‘We have decided to carry out for the first time a tri-services joint exercise with the United States off the eastern coast of India in 2019.’
The two countries also signed a ‘Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement’, known as COMCASA, that will enable them to exchange sensitive military information quickly and securely.
Mattis and Sitharaman signed the COMCASA agreement at a brief ceremony earlier on 6 September.
The US only signs COMCASA agreements with trusted allies, and Washington hopes to deepen its military ties with India.
Washington however is concerned about an imminent deal India is making with Russia to buy the S-400 missile system.
None of the officials who spoke after the talks made any reference to where things stand on that issue.
India and the US also vowed closer cooperation in counterterrorism operations.
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