July 8, 2022
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Indian Navy participates in world’s largest maritime drill

The crew also visited the historic museum ship USS Missouri and paid homage to fallen soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during World War II at USS Arizona Memorial….reports Asian Lite News

Twenty-eight countries, 38 warships, nine land forces, 31 unmanned systems, 170 aircraft and over 25,000 personnel are participating in the 28th edition of the multi-dimensional exercise….reports

Indian Navy’s indigenous Frigate INS Satpura and P8I maritime patrol aircraft are at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii taking part in one of the largest multilateral Naval Exercises, the Rim of the Pacific exercise, also known as RIMPAC.

Twenty-eight countries, 38 warships, nine land forces, 31 unmanned systems, 170 aircraft and over 25,000 personnel are participating in the 28th edition of the multi-dimensional exercise.

US, Indian Marine Commandos, Republic of Korea SEALs and German Maritime Interdiction Operations Company Special Operations Forces conduct VBSS training

The harbour phase of the exercise saw participation in multiple symposiums, exercise planning discussions and sports competitions, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

The crew also visited the historic museum ship USS Missouri and paid homage to fallen soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during World War II at USS Arizona Memorial.

The sea phase commences on July 12 and will culminate with the closing ceremony on August 4.

INS Satpura and one P8I maritime patrol aircraft are participating in the exercise which spans over six weeks of intense operations and training aimed at enhancing interoperability and building trust among Navies of friendly foreign countries.

While Satpura reached Hawaii on June 27, the P8I LRMRASW aircraft arrived on July 2.

The P8I Detachment led by Cdr Puneet Dabas will be participating in coordinated multinational, multiplatform advanced Anti Submarine Warfare operations along with 20 MPRAs from seven participating nations, the defence ministry said.

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