Defence & Internal Security Prelims Plus
Maritime Partnership Exercise with Royal Australian Navy Conclude in the Bay of Bengal
A Maritime Partnership Exercise involving Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Anzac and Indian Navy Ships Jalashwa and Kavaratti along with their embarked helicopters was held in the Bay of Bengal from 02 to 03 Nov 2022.
This was part of Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE 22).
The Australian Defence Forces were hosted by the Eastern Naval Command. Ships of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet as also personnel from the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force participated in various joint activities.
The harbour phase included a wide range of professional interactions including experience sharing, joint planning activities and friendly sports exchanges. The successful completion of the exercise marks another milestone in the growing India-Australia military interactions.
Other military exercises with Australia:
Multilateral exercise: Malabar, Exercise Pitch Black 22, Bilateral exercise: Ausindex, Multinational naval exercise: Kakadu, etc.