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US ambassador proposes Indo-American helicopters, unmanned combat vehicles

Kenneth Juster wants US-India tri-service exercises, like India has with Russia

Kenneth Juster
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U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster at a press conference in connection with Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017) in Hyderabad (Photo: PTI)

Ajai Shukla New Delhi
Kenneth Juster, America’s recently arrived ambassador to India, has identified defence and counter-terrorism as a “key pillar” of Indo-US cooperation.

Making his first public speech in New Delhi on Thursday, Juster noted that “In little more than a decade, US defence trade with India has expanded from virtually nothing to over 15 billion dollars and includes sales of some of America’s most advanced military equipment.”

Juster outlined a US wish list for the next wave of arms sales to India, naming “fighter aircraft production; and the co-development of next generation systems, including a Future Vertical Lift platform or

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