Navies of India Japan and US are participated in exercise Malabar that was commenced on Oct 14 and will continue till October 19.
AIM – Advancement of multi-national maritime relationships and mutual security issues
TYPES OF TRAINING
Ashore Training
At- sea training
Ashore training will conduct at Chennai and will include activities like
| Subject matter expert and professional exchanges on carrier strike group operations | Maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations
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| Surface and anti-submarine warfare | Medical operations |
| Damage control | Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) |
| Helicopter operations | Visit board search and seizure (VBSS) operations. |
Whereas at-sea training will conduct at off the east coast of India and will include activities like
| Liaison officer professional exchanges and embarks | Communications exercises
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| Photo exercise | Search and rescue exercises |
| Submarine familiarization | Helicopter cross-deck evolutions |
| High-value unit defense | Visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercises |
| Air defense exercises | Underway replenishments |
| Mine exercise | Surface warfare exercises |
| Medevac | Gunnery exercises |
INDIAN PARTICIPANTS
Rajput-class destroyer
Brahmaputra-class and Shivalik-class frigates
A Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhudhwaj and an
Additional fleet support ship
US PARTICIPANTS
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with embarked Carrier Air Wing 1
Guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60)
Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3)
P-8A Poseidon aircraft
Los Angeles-Class fast-attack submarine
JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS
Akizuki-class guided missile destroyer
JS Fuyuzuki
ABOUT MALABAR EXERCISE
Annual Malabar series was established in 1992 between India and US and since 2007 India has hosted the exercise. Malabar 2009, 2011, and 2014 took place off the coast of Japan and included the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces. This year also India invited Japan to be a part of exercise.