NEW DELHI: Signalling the intent to advance their strategic partnership, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday co-chaired the India-Germany High Defence Committee meeting with the State Secretary, German Ministry of Defence, Jens Plotner.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, "The co-chairs reaffirmed commitment to enhance military-to-military cooperation with a focus on developing defence ties as a key pillar of the Strategic Partnership between India and Germany."

They discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues including priority areas for co-development & co-production of defence equipment, the MoD added.

India and Germany celebrate 25 years of their strategic partnership this year. The strategic partnership has been strengthened through inter-governmental consultations since 2011 at the level of heads of government.

They also exchanged views on the regional security situation and discussed intensifying bilateral exchanges including institution of military exercises.

Germany will be participating in the next edition of Exercise Tarang Shakti (multinational air combat exercise) and Milan (multinational naval exercise) which is planned in 2026. In August 2024, as TNIE reported earlier, for the first time, Germany participated in an aerial exercise on Indian soil and its Eurofighter Typhoon carried out air manoeuvres.