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DLA Energy, India sign international agreement
The United States and India signed the first international fuel agreement between the two nations in more than a decade.
Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Energy and the Indian navy, on behalf of the Indian Ministry of Defence, signed a fuel exchange agreement to allow the partner nations to trade fuel with each other as needed.
“After five years of deliberation, DLA Energy International Agreements finalized a new Fuel Exchange Agreement that provides for reciprocal provisioning of fuel between the U.S. Navy and the Indian navy,” said David Alexander, chief of International Fuel Agreements for DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Supply Chain Services.
The new agreement allows the U.S. Navy to refuel the Indian navy, or vice versa, at sea with F76 naval distillate fuel and/or JP5 jet fuel during joint training exercises and anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, Alexander added.
Cooperation between DLA Energy and the Indian Embassy at Washington, D.C., resulted in a fully signed three-year agreement in November 2015, with additional steps taken to ready it for its January 2016 release, said Michael Holgate, the Pacific Command lead for DLA Energy’s International Fuel Agreements.
When India’s Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in December 2015, the leaders spoke about the strong Indo-U.S. defense engagements and this agreement in public statements from the Minister of Defence’s office.
“Secretary Carter and Minister Parrikar expressed satisfaction at the level of maritime cooperation between the two navies and resolved to further expand the same in coming years. They also welcomed the renewal of the Fuel Exchange Agreement.”
“We … reviewed the cooperation between our armed forces, which have grown stronger, Today, India is conducting more military exercises with the U.S. than with any other country. Our cooperation in the area of maritime security is also becoming stronger, especially in the Indian Ocean region where India is playing its due role and responsibility of a net security provider.”
Meanwhile, during President Barak Obama visit to India Jan. 25, the two countries agreed on a joint strategic vision for the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean region.
The recently renewed Fuel Exchange Agreement is a very significant step in the continued interoperability between the two navies, the Minister of Defence’s office announced. This agreement facilitates both the navies to benefit by taking fuel from each other’s tankers at sea, enhancing endurance and reach. The two navies have already benefited from this agreement in the Gulf of Aden counter-piracy operations, as well as in bi-lateral exercises in the past.
With an agreement in place, either navy is authorized to get approval to refuel each another quickly. Also, the agreement specifies the quality of the product and streamlines the billing process so each country can get paid in a timely manner, Holgate said.
Fuel Exchange Agreements with India or any other partnering nation lays the “auditable foundation” for the sale of DLA Energy capitalized fuel to foreign nations or for the U.S. military to purchase fuel from foreign nations, Alexander explained. The end state is increased interoperability and the means to optimize supply chain efficiencies.
“Having an agreement in place essentially secures another source of supply for our navies, which makes logistical planning for exercises or real world operations that much easier,” he said.
Both nations can take advantage of the agreement in the upcoming Malabar and multinational Rim of the Pacific exercises.
“Signing the new Fuel Exchange Agreement is a momentous breakthrough in formalizing logistical support between the U.S. Defense Department and Indian MOD, and is a critical force multiplier supporting future joint naval exercises,” Holgate said.
http://www.dla.mil/AboutDLA/News/Ne...nergy-india-sign-international-agreement.aspx
The United States and India signed the first international fuel agreement between the two nations in more than a decade.
Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Energy and the Indian navy, on behalf of the Indian Ministry of Defence, signed a fuel exchange agreement to allow the partner nations to trade fuel with each other as needed.
“After five years of deliberation, DLA Energy International Agreements finalized a new Fuel Exchange Agreement that provides for reciprocal provisioning of fuel between the U.S. Navy and the Indian navy,” said David Alexander, chief of International Fuel Agreements for DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Supply Chain Services.
The new agreement allows the U.S. Navy to refuel the Indian navy, or vice versa, at sea with F76 naval distillate fuel and/or JP5 jet fuel during joint training exercises and anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, Alexander added.
Cooperation between DLA Energy and the Indian Embassy at Washington, D.C., resulted in a fully signed three-year agreement in November 2015, with additional steps taken to ready it for its January 2016 release, said Michael Holgate, the Pacific Command lead for DLA Energy’s International Fuel Agreements.
When India’s Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in December 2015, the leaders spoke about the strong Indo-U.S. defense engagements and this agreement in public statements from the Minister of Defence’s office.
“Secretary Carter and Minister Parrikar expressed satisfaction at the level of maritime cooperation between the two navies and resolved to further expand the same in coming years. They also welcomed the renewal of the Fuel Exchange Agreement.”
“We … reviewed the cooperation between our armed forces, which have grown stronger, Today, India is conducting more military exercises with the U.S. than with any other country. Our cooperation in the area of maritime security is also becoming stronger, especially in the Indian Ocean region where India is playing its due role and responsibility of a net security provider.”
Meanwhile, during President Barak Obama visit to India Jan. 25, the two countries agreed on a joint strategic vision for the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean region.
The recently renewed Fuel Exchange Agreement is a very significant step in the continued interoperability between the two navies, the Minister of Defence’s office announced. This agreement facilitates both the navies to benefit by taking fuel from each other’s tankers at sea, enhancing endurance and reach. The two navies have already benefited from this agreement in the Gulf of Aden counter-piracy operations, as well as in bi-lateral exercises in the past.
With an agreement in place, either navy is authorized to get approval to refuel each another quickly. Also, the agreement specifies the quality of the product and streamlines the billing process so each country can get paid in a timely manner, Holgate said.
Fuel Exchange Agreements with India or any other partnering nation lays the “auditable foundation” for the sale of DLA Energy capitalized fuel to foreign nations or for the U.S. military to purchase fuel from foreign nations, Alexander explained. The end state is increased interoperability and the means to optimize supply chain efficiencies.
“Having an agreement in place essentially secures another source of supply for our navies, which makes logistical planning for exercises or real world operations that much easier,” he said.
Both nations can take advantage of the agreement in the upcoming Malabar and multinational Rim of the Pacific exercises.
“Signing the new Fuel Exchange Agreement is a momentous breakthrough in formalizing logistical support between the U.S. Defense Department and Indian MOD, and is a critical force multiplier supporting future joint naval exercises,” Holgate said.
http://www.dla.mil/AboutDLA/News/Ne...nergy-india-sign-international-agreement.aspx