Posted on 12/09/2005 9:48:58 AM PST by Gengis Khan
In a step up of service-to-service engagement, India and US will conduct the biggest-ever Army level exercises near Ranikhet in Uttaranchal in January as American officials on Friday indicated that Washington was working to open doors to high-technology transfers. A company force of the US army will conduct joint exercises with a thrust towards anti-insurgency operations in the mountainous terrain near Choubhatia, US officials said adding that in the coming year, armed forces of the two countries would participate in "more complex, patterned" war games.
"US Pacific Command wants to expand its military-level interaction with India over a broad front to enable the two armed forces to share experience in doctrines and higher formation-level exercises", officials said.
Officials said though Indo-US defence trade stood at $287 million, they expected a big jump in arms sales through major deals with Navy, special forces and Air Force in the offing.
They said American armament giants like Boeing and Lockheed Martin were in the reckoning for India's plan to acquire 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft, spy planes and mine-hunter ships and Sea Hawk Helicopters for the Navy.
India will also buy specialised armaments worth Rs 202 crores ($29 million) for special forces to enhance its counter-terrorism capabilities.
Look forward to a bit of pig-sticking and tent-pegging .. perhaps some polo afterwards, eh wot? Do inform the troops that we are no longer lubricating the cartridges with pig and cow lard, there's a stout lad.
Got to get these chaps in shape for a bit of Chink-Bashing in the Himalayas, what ho?
Look forward to a bit of pig-sticking and tent-pegging .. perhaps some polo afterwards, eh wot? Do inform the troops that we are no longer lubricating the cartridges with pig and cow lard, there's a stout lad.
Got to get these chaps in shape for a bit of Chink-Bashing in the Himalayas, what ho?
Oh great and powerful Khan,
Thanks for posting this.
I'm amazed at the speed with which the government can move when it's motivated.
Here the driving force is the reduction of our troops in Iraq and their replacement by a sympathetic nation.
Am I the only one who sees Indian troops in Iraq by the end of 2006?
Then, rest, refit, and prepare for the invasion of Syria.
Are you drunk?
Sure hope that transfer is from Idia to the USA, being that their Russian built air force fightrs outclass our F-16 and F-15s.
Not alcohol. Bengal Lancers PTSS.
I almost read that as "Bengal Lancers PISS".
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