Malabar 2020 Naval Exercise
New Delhi: The Australian Navy will participate in the Malabar series of annual Naval exercises, which is scheduled to be held in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea later this year, a Ministry of Defence spokesperson stated here today.
“As India Seeks to increase cooperation with other countries in the maritime security domain and in the light of increased defence cooperation with Australia, Malabar 2020 will see the participation of the Australian Navy,” the ministry informed.
The Malabar series of Naval exercised had started in 1992 as a bilateral Indian Navy-US Navy exercise. Japan joined the Naval exercise in 2015. This annual exercise has been conducted off the coast of Guam in the Philippine Sea in 2018, off the coast the Japan in 2019.
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The participants of Exercise Malabar 2020 are engaging to enhance safety and security in the maritime domain. They collectively support free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and remain committed to a rules based international order.
This year, the exercise has been planned on a ‘non-contact – at sea’ format. The exercise will strengthen the coordination between the Navies of the participating countries.
– globalbihari bureau
