Malabar drill to be held off Australia for the first time (Malabar exercise 2023)
From August 11 to 21, 2023, ‘Malabar exercise 2023’ is being organized in Sydney.
It is being hosted by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Indian Navy’s frontline indigenous warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata, ships from the US Navy (USN), Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are participating in the exercise.
Malabar Exercise
- The Malabar series of maritime exercises began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and the US Navy.
- It is an exercise to bring together the four major navies of the world in the Indo-Pacific region.
- In 2020 only the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) participated.
INS Sahyadri: INS Sahyadri is the third ship of the indigenously designed and built Project-17 class multi-role stealth frigate.
INS Kolkata: INS Kolkata is the first ship of the indigenously designed and built Project – 15A class destroyers.
Source – Economics Times
