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Australia has recognized the growing abilities of India in the production of top defense equipment, in the future signaling potential for greater cooperation with Indian defense manufacturers. While Canberra traditionally relied on American and other Western systems, sources said that they consider India to be a developing and reliable partner in defensive production.
The upcoming visit to the Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh in Australia underlines the growing dynamics in the defense partnership and its key role in ensuring stability in Indo-Pacific, the official said.
Mr. Singh will be on a two-day visit on the 9th and 10th October, during which he meets the Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles in Sydney and observes the live air-to-air activities on board the Royal Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-role tanker.
It is expected that, assuming wider strategic discussions, the higher official stated that the negotiations would cover the main bilateral and regional issues, including the countries of interest during the visit. Australia and India are also developing a naval security map to raise cooperation in the Indian Ocean awareness.
According to sources, both countries are working on a new joint statement of defense and security cooperation in determining the parameters for future involvement. This year we also commemorate the fifth anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership of India – Australia, witnessing unprecedented progress in various sectors – from trade and investment to education, sport and renewable energy.
“Defense and security cooperation now stands as one of the strongest pillars of our partnership. Australia and India have proven to be top security partners, and in the last decade in the last decade more than failed-from 11 activities in 2014 for 33 in 2024,” said the source.
“Our partnership increases strategic autonomy, possibilities and abilities. To implement the refilling of air-air-element indie with any partner-it assumes growing interoperability,” the source added.
Australia is also a strong supporter of the Indian ambition of the defense industry. His first defense mission in India is currently visiting Chennai and New Delhi, focusing on connecting C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-reference, Intelligence, Supervision and Survey), official development resources said.
The military contracts between the two nations have been significantly deepened. This year, India took part in the Talisman Saber exercise for the first time and both parties will be attended by Kakadu exercises, Milan exercises and the upcoming international fleet reviews. RAAF will also be part of the exercise to cope with India and will continue to participate in Tarang Shakti exercises, they added.
“India is an indispensable security partner for Australia, and our defensive cooperation brings tangible effects to adhere to Indo-Tichoral stability. This visit (Mr. Singha) is a unique opportunity to deepen our defense partnerships through an improved strategic dialogue, information sharing and more complicated exercises.”
Published – October 6, 2025 20:46
