Indian Navy participates in Naval Exercise Malabar

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 27, Aug 2021

• Indian Navy is participating in the sea phase of Exercise Malabar 2021 along with the US Navy (USN), Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
• Malabar series of maritime exercise commenced in 1992 as an IN-USN Exercise.
• In 2015, JMSDF joined Malabar as a permanent member.
• The 2020 edition witnessed participation of the Royal Australian Navy.
• This year marks the 25th edition of Ex Malabar, being hosted by USN in the Western Pacific.
• MALABAR-21 would witness complex exercises including anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine warfare drill, and other manoeuvres and tactical exercises.