Second phase of Malabar Exercise kicks off

The second phase of the Malabar Exercise has kicked off today in the northern Arabian Sea. The Navies of India, the United States, Japan and Australia are taking part in the exercise. The drills will continue till November 20 and it will be more elaborate and complex than the first one.

Phase 2 of Exercise Malabar 2020 will witness joint operations, centered around the Vikramaditya Carrier Battle Group of the Indian Navy and Nimitz Carrier Strike Group of the US Navy, the Indian Navy said.
The two carriers, along with other ships, submarine and aircraft of the participating navies, would be engaged in high-intensity naval operations over four days.