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Malabar exercise

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  • Published
    31st Oct, 2020

The first phase of Malabar Exercise to be held in Bay of Bengal between November 3, 2020 and November 6, 2020.

  • The first phase of Malabar Exercise to be held in Bay of Bengal between November 3, 2020 and November 6, 2020.
  • The navies of India, Japan, US and Australia will participate in the exercise.
  • The second phase of the exercise to be held between November 17, 2020 and November 20, 2020.
  • During the exercise, the countries will conduct anti-warfare and anti-submarine operations, seamanship evolution, cross-deck flying and weapon firing exercise.
  • The Indian Navy will deploy a number of key platforms like off-shore patrol vessel Sukanya, frigate Shivalik, fleet support ship Shakti and submarine Sindhuraj.
  • Also, the Dornier maritime patrol aircraft, long range maritime patrol aircraft P-81 and the advance jet trainer Hawk are to be deployed.
  • The exercise began in 1992 between India and US in the Indian Ocean. Later in 2015, Japan became the permanent member of the exercise.
  • In 2019, the exercise was held in Japan and in Philippine sea in 2018.

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