India and the US are enhancing their military-to-military ties and in this regard, both the nations have decided to hold more bilateral exercises.India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his US counterpart Ashton Carter took this decision and during a joint news conference said the Indian Air Force will also participate in the multilateral Red Flag exercise in April-May 2016.
Parrikar informed Carter about India's decision to participate in the Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) multilateral naval exercise in 2016.
Carter announced US participation in the International Fleet Review of the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam in February 2016.
"Today, India is conducting more military exercises with the US than with any other country," said Parrikar.
"We discussed the importance of expanding our military engagements, from the annual Malabar naval exercise this year, to India's participation in the Rim-of-the-Pacific exercise next year. And return, for the first time in eight years to Red Flag, the premier air-to-air combat exercise," Carter said.
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