<p>New Delhi: India and the US will co-produce an infantry combat vehicle as part of defence industrial cooperation, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday.</p>.<p>He said this while speaking to a small group of journalists after the '2+2' defence and foreign ministerial dialogue in Delhi.</p>.<p>Besides Austin, the US delegation comprised Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Indian side was headed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.</p>.<p>"We are working together to co-produce an armoured vehicle and that is extremely important," Austin said.</p>.At 2+2 talks, India, US focus on expanding strategic ties, West Asia situation.<p>To a question, he said the talks covered a wide range of issues including the rising security challenges from China.</p>.<p>At the same time, he said the US-India relationship is not just based on challenges that China represents but it is based on shared values between the two countries.</p>.<p>Asked about the project under which India will procure 31 MQ-9B drones from the US, Austin said it will be announced at the right time.</p>.<p>Officials in the government are doing everything possible to make sure that India gets that capability as quickly as possible, he said. </p><p>We are stepping up US-India defence activities in multiple domains -- from space to under sea, Austin said.</p>.<p>We exchanged views on major developments in Indo-Pacific region, Middle East and Ukraine, he said. </p><p>The defence secretary said the US-India cooperation is stronger than ever. </p>
<p>New Delhi: India and the US will co-produce an infantry combat vehicle as part of defence industrial cooperation, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday.</p>.<p>He said this while speaking to a small group of journalists after the '2+2' defence and foreign ministerial dialogue in Delhi.</p>.<p>Besides Austin, the US delegation comprised Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Indian side was headed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.</p>.<p>"We are working together to co-produce an armoured vehicle and that is extremely important," Austin said.</p>.At 2+2 talks, India, US focus on expanding strategic ties, West Asia situation.<p>To a question, he said the talks covered a wide range of issues including the rising security challenges from China.</p>.<p>At the same time, he said the US-India relationship is not just based on challenges that China represents but it is based on shared values between the two countries.</p>.<p>Asked about the project under which India will procure 31 MQ-9B drones from the US, Austin said it will be announced at the right time.</p>.<p>Officials in the government are doing everything possible to make sure that India gets that capability as quickly as possible, he said. </p><p>We are stepping up US-India defence activities in multiple domains -- from space to under sea, Austin said.</p>.<p>We exchanged views on major developments in Indo-Pacific region, Middle East and Ukraine, he said. </p><p>The defence secretary said the US-India cooperation is stronger than ever. </p>