- This excercise was aimed at enhancing interoperability and to imbibe best practices from the other side.
- It should be noted that India-Australia conducts maritime exercise “AUSINDEX” biennially to boost defence cooperation in the maritime domain.
Key Points:
-The excercise involved the advance surface and anti-air exercises such as weapon firings, seamanship exercises, naval manoeuvres, and Cross Deck Flying Operations.
-The excercise was strictly carried out as “non-contact activity” and excluded all kinds of physical touch between the personnel participating amid COVID-19.
-These exercises are commonly organised by the Indian Navy with foreign navies that are friendly including visits to each other’s ports during a rendezvous at sea.
-This PASSEX being conducted in the East IOR states the growing strength of Indo-Australian bilateral relations as comprehensive strategic partners.
Recent Related News:
i.In July 2020, in order to promote mutual understanding, Indian Navy and Japanese Navy (Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force) have conducted a day long Naval Exercise PASSEX (Passing Exercise) for tactical and communications training, towards the Malacca Strait in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
ii.On July 20, 2020, Indian Navy undertook a short joint naval Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the United States (US) Navy near the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) islands in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to conduct maritime drills, against the backdrop of the India-China border standoff in Ladakh.
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