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Pentagon relaunches Diego Garcia tender, in midst of US-UK row

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Satellite image of the US military base on Diego Garcia, Mauritius, taken on 29 March 2025.
Satellite image of the US military base on Diego Garcia, Mauritius, taken on 29 March 2025. © Handout/Planet Labs/AFP

The US defence department is looking for a new contractor to run the US base on Diego Garcia. That search is taking place against a backdrop of major strategic upheaval: Washington has signalled its desire to take the island off the hands of its long-standing governor, the United Kingdom.

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