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IDEX 2023: US plans to strengthen regional partnerships

19th February 2023 - 06:00 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in Kansas City

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Juniper Oak 2023 was the largest US-Israel partnered exercise in history. (Photo: US DoD)

Aligned with the National Defense Strategy, Washington intends to enhance joint training and cooperation in the air and missile defence areas in addition to sharing ISR data and information.

In order to face strategic competition against Russia and China, the US has been seeking ways to strengthen partnerships with Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries.

Washington’s strategy includes enhancing joint training and cooperation in the air and missile defence arenas in addition to sharing ISR data and information.

The effort aligns with the National Defense Strategy (NDS) 2022 that considers Russia a ‘security threat’ and China the ‘most comprehensive and serious challenge’ to the US.

Speaking in a webinar conducted by the Air Force Association (AFA), Lt Gen Alexus G Grynkewich, Commander of Air Forces Central Command and the

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