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U.S. And India Consider Using Indian Shipyards To Repair U.S. Sealift Ships

U.S. And India Consider Using Indian Shipyards To Repair U.S. Sealift Ships
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS Lake Champlain (CG-57), HMAS Sirius (O 266), JS Kaga (DDH 184), INS Ranvijay (D55), USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and JS Murasame (DD 101) transit the Bay of Bengal as part of MALABAR 2021 on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Navy by MC2 Russell Lindsey)

This week the U.S. and India said they are starting to consider expanding defense cooperation by potentially using Indian shipyards to repair and maintain U.S. Military Sealift Command ships. The announcement came after Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted the fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with their Indian counterparts. “To further enhance defense industrial cooperation in the naval sector, both sides agreed to explore possibilities of utilizing the Indian shipyards for repair and maintenance…

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