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NEW DELHI: Defence curate Rajnath Singh connected Thursday witnessed the mid-air refuelling of an F-35 combatant pitchy portion travelling onboard a KC-30A multirole tanker transport craft of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from Sydney to Canberra.
His sojourn marks a important measurement successful advancing India-Australia defence and strategical cooperation.The defence ministry said successful a station connected X, “Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh onboard KC-30A Australian Royal Australian Airforce multirole tanker transport aircraft. He witnessed the air-to-air refuelling of F-35 portion travelling from Sydney to Canberra. India and Australia had signed an statement allowing the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Indian equipped forces to behaviour air-to-air refuelling successful 2024.
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Rajnath Singh arrived successful Canberra arsenic portion of his authoritative engagements successful Australia aimed astatine strengthening bilateral defence ties. At the airport, helium was received by Australia’s Assistant Minister of Defence Peter Khalil and Vice Admiral Justin Jones, Chief of Joint Operations.At Parliament House, helium was accorded a ceremonial invited by lawman premier curate and defence curate Richard Marles. A accepted ‘Welcome to Country’ fume ceremony, an Aboriginal Australian ritual acknowledging the accepted custodians of the land, was held successful his honour.
Rajnath Singh held broad discussions with Richard Marles successful the beingness of elder defence officials from some sides. The leaders appreciated the accelerated maturation of India-Australia defence practice and described the talks arsenic productive, forward-looking, and focused connected expanding strategical coordination.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese besides joined the meeting, underscoring the value Canberra places connected its concern with New Delhi. Visuals showed Albanese warmly shaking hands with Rajnath Singh, alongside frames featuring Albanese, Marles, and Singh together, symbolising unity and practice betwixt the 2 Indo-Pacific partners.
