Indian Navy exercise with UK’s Royal Navy carrier strike group

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....Read More