WHY IN NEWS?

The Indian Navy took part in a bilateral Passage Exercise(PASSEX) with the UK Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group(CSG)-21 in the Bay of Bengal.

Passage Exercise(PASSEX):

• Passage Exercise will take place between the two navies to ensure that the navies are able to communicate and cooperate in times of war or humanitarian relief.
• The Indian Navy had conducted similar passing exercises with the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, French Navy, and US Navy among others.

India-UK PASSEX Exercise:

• This is the maiden PASSEX exercise between the Indian Navy and the UK Royal Navy.
• The exercise was designed to hone the two navies’ ability to operate together in the maritime domain