Defense News: US Army wants $364million for Defender Pacific in FY 2021
New York: The U.S. Army is requesting $364 million to conduct a division-sized exercise in the Indo-Pacific region in fiscal 2021, the service confirmed to Defense News . Yet, the cost breakout details are classified, according to an Army spokeswoman. The exercise is fueled by a rising China , characterized in the National Defense Strategy as a long-term, strategic competitor of the United States. The NDS lays out a world where great power competition rather than counterterrorism will drive the Defense Department’s decision-making an…
Armies of India, US to hold war games in Sept-Oct
Armies of India and the US will hold war games on both sea and land during an amphibious exercise in Belgaum and Trivandrum in September-October. The war games codenamed Shatrujeet are expected begin in mid-September and continue till October in Belgaum in Karnataka and Trivandrum in Kerala where the two sides will practice amphibious manoeuvres, Army officials said here. The American side would be represented by the Third Marine Corps Expeditionary Unit and its warship USS Harper Ferry. USS Harper Ferry is a landing platform deck of…
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