The second India-Australia Defence Ministers' Dialogue was held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on June 01, 2026
The inaugural edition of the dialogue occurred on October 09, 2025
Both countries are working to finalize the Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap
Agreed to progress collaborative maritime domain awareness activities by maritime patrol aircraft
Will explore opportunities to enhance undersea domain awareness
Encouraged further cooperation between Indian Coast Guard and Australia's Maritime Border Command
Affirmed importance of freedom of navigation and overflight in the Indo-Pacific region
Support for unimpeded trade and other lawful uses of the sea consistent with international law, particularly UNCLOS 1982
India and Australia are co-leads of the Indian Ocean Rim Association Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security
Will jointly host a Search & Rescue and tabletop Exercise at Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Chennai in June 2026
Undertook to explore arrangements to enhance procedural interoperability for exercises and operations
Building on the 2020 Mutual Logistics Support Arrangement
Agreed to continue aircraft deployment from each other's territories
Announced development of a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Provision of Defence Articles and Defence Services
Australia's first defence trade mission to India occurred in October 2025
Australia-India Defence Industry Roundtable also held in October 2025
Agreed to explore further exchanges through the Joint Working Group on Defence Industry, Research, and Materiel
Will explore defence science and technology research cooperation in sensor technologies
Australia invited India to participate in the 2026 Australian Defence Science, Technology, and Research Summit
India will enhance participation in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2027
Australia will participate in India's Exercise Milan in February 2026
India will participate in Australia's Exercise Kakadu in March 2026
Both countries will participate in each other's multinational air exercises in 2026
Will operationalize bilateral Implementing Arrangement on Air-to-Air Refuelling at Exercise Pitch Black
Army Exercise Austrahind evolved to focus on amphibious combat and littoral manoeuvre
India participated in Operation Render Safe 2026 for the first time
Australia invited India to participate in submarine rescue exercise Black Carillon
Increased information sharing between operational headquarters
Inaugural Joint Staff Talks scheduled for later this year
Working on secure bilateral communications at strategic, operational, and tactical levels
Arrangements being finalized for deployment of an Indian visiting instructor at Australian Defence College in 2028-2029
Growing strategic convergence among Australia, India, Japan and the United States in the Indo-Pacific
Committed to enhancing collaboration on maritime domain awareness
Strong support for Quad Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Collaboration initiative
Initiative to be implemented initially in the Indian Ocean Region
India operationalized Indian Ocean Region programme of Quad Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness through Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region in Gurugram
Working to develop a Common Operational Picture across the Indo-Pacific
