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India-Australia bilateral maritime exercise next month

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 26 2015 | 7:48 PM IST
India and Australia will undertake their first first bilateral maritime exercise - AUSINDEX - in Visakhapatnam next month.
Three Royal Australian Navy ships and a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C aircraft are expected to travel to India for the week-long exercise, sources said today.
The ships, including frigate Arunta, tanker Sirius, and a submarine Sheean, are expected to participate with four Indian Navy ships.
The exercise will include table top exercises, scenarios and practical demonstrations ashore, as well as a sea phase.
At sea, surface and anti-submarine warfare and coordinated anti-submarine exercises will be conducted.
India, US and Japan will also undertake a joint naval exercises called Malabar in October.

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First Published: Aug 26 2015 | 7:48 PM IST

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