WASHINGTON: To reinforce maritime safety, India and the United States have agreed to put into effect the programme for Helicopter Operations from Ships different Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC), the Pentagon has mentioned.
A choice on this regard used to be taken by means of Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her US Counterpart Jim Mattis all over their assembly in Philippines on Wednesday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus.
"The two emphasized the importance of strengthening maritime security cooperation, and, in support of this objective, decided to implement the program for Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC)," the Pentagon Spokesperson Dana W White mentioned.
Sitharaman and Mattis "agreed on the importance of a rules-based international order" wherein all international locations are in a position to prosper, and the "need to work together" in opposition to the common risk of terrorism, White mentioned.
They mentioned a variety of projects to reinforce US- India defense cooperation and give a boost to India's leadership function within the Indo-Pacific, White mentioned.
This used to be their second assembly in lower than a month.
Mattis had travelled to India overdue ultimate month.
"This is a moment of strategic convergence for the US and India," White informed newshounds at a Pentagon information conference.
A choice on this regard used to be taken by means of Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her US Counterpart Jim Mattis all over their assembly in Philippines on Wednesday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus.
"The two emphasized the importance of strengthening maritime security cooperation, and, in support of this objective, decided to implement the program for Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC)," the Pentagon Spokesperson Dana W White mentioned.
Sitharaman and Mattis "agreed on the importance of a rules-based international order" wherein all international locations are in a position to prosper, and the "need to work together" in opposition to the common risk of terrorism, White mentioned.
They mentioned a variety of projects to reinforce US- India defense cooperation and give a boost to India's leadership function within the Indo-Pacific, White mentioned.
This used to be their second assembly in lower than a month.
Mattis had travelled to India overdue ultimate month.
"This is a moment of strategic convergence for the US and India," White informed newshounds at a Pentagon information conference.
India, US to implement HOSTAC to strengthen maritime security
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