India, U.S. to sign logistics agreement
India and the US are set to sign a key logistics agreement during
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s upcoming visit to the country which will
enable both militaries to use each other’s assets and bases for repair and
replenishment of supplies.
- The agreement is known as ‘Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement‘ (LEMOA). The agreement was announced during the visit of Carter to India in April this year.
About the agreement:
The agreement will give two nations access to logistic support
from each other besides refueling and birthing facilities.
- It requires both countries to provide their bases, fuel and other kinds of logistics support to each other’s’ fighter jets and naval warships.
- Logistical support with regard to weapons facilities would involve non-offensive military equipment.
- This support will involve cashless transactions on a reciprocal basis.
- It would be particularly beneficial at the time of disaster relief operations like the one India undertook in the wake of the Asian Tsunami in 2004.
