Complete List Of Indian Navy Military Exercises 2022
Exercise – Sea Vigil 21
- Type: Biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise
- Edition: 2nd
- Conducted at: along the entire 7516 km coastline
- Date: 12-13 January 2021
- Aim: To protect the maritime boundary
- About: It involves all the 13 coastal States and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including the fishing and coastal communities.
Exercise La Perouse 2021
- Participating Countries: India, France, US, Australia, Japan
- Conducted at: Eastern Indian Ocean Region
- Date: 05 to 07 Apr 2021.
- Aim: To strengthen the multilateral relationship and cooperation
- About: Exercise La Perouse will witness complex and advanced naval operations including surface warfare, anti-air warfare and air defence exercises, weapon firing exercises, cross deck flying operations, tactical manoeuvres, and seamanship evolutions such as replenishment at sea.
Exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’
- Participating Countries: India- France
- Conducted at: Arabian Sea
- Date: 25th to 27th April 2021
- Aim: to strengthen the bilateral relationship and cooperation
- About: INS Kolkata, guided-missile frigates INS Tarkash and INS Talwar, Fleet Support Ship INS Deepak, with Seaking 42B and Chetak integral helicopters participated in it.
Passage Exercise
- Participating Countries: India- Maldives
- Conducted at: Indian Ocean
- Date: 23 and 24 Jun 2021
- Aim: to strengthen the bilateral relationship and cooperation
- About: Indian Naval Ships Kochi and Teg along with P8I and MiG 29K aircraft are participating in a Passage Exercise with US Navy Carrier Strike Group Ronald Reagan participated in it.
Exercise Ekatah 2021
- Participating Countries: India- Maldives
- Edition: 4th
- Conducted at: Maldives
- Date: 10 Jul 21
- Aim: to the capacity building of the MNDF Marines & enhances the interoperability of the forces.
- About: This joint training series with the IN MARCOS is held annually since 2017.
Joint Maritime Exercises 2021
- Participating Countries: India- UK
- Conducted at: Bay of Bengal
- Date: 21-23 July 2021
- Aim: To enhance Defence interoperability
- About: The UK’s carrier strike group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth participated in it.
Exercise ‘INDRA NAVY – 21’
- Participating Countries: India- Russia
- Conducted at: Baltic Sea
- Edition: 12th
- Date: 28 to 29 July 2021
- Aim: Relationship building
- About: This exercise was undertaken as part of the visit of INS Tabar to St Petersburg, Russia to participate in the 325th Navy Day celebrations of the Russian Navy.
Maiden Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Exercise 2021
- Participating Countries: India & Saudi Arabia
- Edition: 1st
- Conducted at: King Abdul Aziz Naval Base, Saudi Arabia
- Date: 10 Aug 2021
- Aim: To enhance Defence interoperability
- About: For deeper understanding of each other’s operational practices, lectures by subject matter experts from both navies were also held.
Exercise Zair-Al-Bahr 21
- Participating Countries: India & Qatar
- Edition: 2nd
- Conducted at: Persian Gulf
- Date: 9-14 August 2021
- Aim: to ensure peace, stability, and security in the region
- About: The 2nd edition of exercise Zair-Al-Bahr will contribute towards the Indian Navy’s efforts to consolidate Interoperability and forge strong bonds of friendship with the Qatari Navy.
Maritime Partnership Exercise 2021
- Participating Countries: India & Philippines
- Conducted at: West Philippine Sea.
- Date: Aug 24, 2021
- Aim: to understand the concept of operations followed by each other, enhanced interoperability
- About: Two ships of the Indian Navy, namely INS Ranvijay (Guided Missile Destroyer, D55) and INS Kora (Guided Missile Corvette, P61) participated.
Exercise Malabar 2021
- Participating Countries: India, US, Japan, Australia
- Edition: 25th
- Conducted at: Western Pacific
- Date: 26 Aug 2021
- Aim: to the synergy between the participating navies and our shared vision for a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
- About: INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt and P8I patrol participated in this exercise.
Maiden Exercise 2021
- Participating Countries: India-Algeria
- Conducted at: Algerian coast
- Date: September 2021
- Aim: to understand the concept of operations followed by each other, enhanced interoperability
- About: As part of her ongoing goodwill visit to Europe and Africa, INS Tabar took part in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Algerian Navy ship ‘Ezzadjer’ on 29 Aug 21.
Exercise – ‘AUSINDEX’ 2021
- Participating Countries: India & Australia
- Edition: 4th
- Conducted at: Vishakhapatnam
- Date: 06 to 10 Sep 21
- Aim: bolster inter-operability, gain from best practices and develop a common understanding.
- About: Indian Navy Task Group comprising IN Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt, under the Command of Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Fleet, Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM is participating in the 4th edition of AUSINDEX.
Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ 2021
- Participating Countries: India & Indonesia
- Edition: 3rd
- Conducted at: Jakarta, Indonesia
- Date: 20 Sep to 22 Sep 21
- Aim: to strengthen the bilateral relationship, enhance mutual understanding and interoperability
- About: The participating Indian Navy ships Shivalik and Kadmatt were amongst the latest indigenously designed and built multi-role Guided Missile Stealth Frigate and Anti-Submarine Corvette respectively participated in the exercise.
Exercise Prasthan
- Type: Domestic Ex
- Conducted at: Mumbai
- Date: 16th November 2021
- Aim: to integrate the efforts of all maritime stakeholders
- About: An offshore security exercise, code-named ‘Prasthan’ was conducted in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off Mumbai on 16th November 2021, under the aegis of Headquarters, Western Naval Command. Conducted every six months
Passing Exercise
- Participating Countries: India &Russia
- Conducted at: Arabian Sea
- Date: Jan 2022
- Aim: cohesiveness and interoperability
- About: Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and built guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi and Russian Federation Navy’s destroyer Admiral Tributes were involved in the exercise.
Exercise Sea Dragon-22
- Type: Multinational Ex
- Conducted at: Guam, USA
- Date: January 19, 2022.
- Aim: To enhance interoperability among participating nations
- About: Naval aircraft from six navies — USA, India, Japan, Canada, Australia and South Korea — participated in the exercise. These aircraft included P8A, P8I, P1, CP140 Aurora and P3C Orion maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
PASCHIM LEHAR (XPL-2022)
- Type: Domestic Ex
- Conducted at: West Coast, India
- Date: 5-25 January 2022
- Aim: To operate together under realistic conditions, in responding to contemporary maritime challenges
- About: Western Naval Command Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army, and Coast Guard participated in this exercise.
Exercise Milan-2022
- Participating Countries: 40+
- Started From 1995
- Theme: Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration
- Conducted at: Visakhapatnam
- Date: 25th February to 4th March 2022
- Aim: To hone operational skills, imbibe best practices and procedures
- About: MILAN is a biennial multilateral naval exercise incepted by Indian Navy in 1995 at Andaman and Nicobar Command.
| Defence Exercise | Participating Countries | Held At |
| Sea Vigil 21 | Domestic Ex | Along the entire 7516 km coastline |
| La Perouse 2021 | India, France, US, Aus, Japan | Eastern Indian Ocean Region |
| VARUNA-2021 | India- France | Arabian Sea |
| Passage Exercise | India- Maldives | Indian Ocean |
| Exercise Ekatah 2021 | India- Maldives | Maldives |
| Joint Maritime Exercises 2021 | India- UK | Bay of Bengal |
| INDRA NAVY – 21 | India- Russia | Baltic Sea |
| Maiden Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Exercise 2021 | India & Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| Zair-Al-Bahr 21 | India & Qatar | Persian Gulf |
| Maritime Partnership Exercise 2021 | India & Philippines | West Philippine Sea. |
| Malabar 2021 | India, US, Japan, Australia | Western Pacific |
| Maiden Exercise 2021 | India-Algeria | Algerian coast |
| AUSINDEX 2021 | India & Australia | Vishakhapatnam |
| Samudra Shakti’ | India & Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Exercise Prasthan | Domestic Ex | Mumbai |
| Passing Exercise | India &Russia | Arabian Sea |
| Sea Dragon-22 | Multinational Ex | Guam, USA |
| PASCHIM LEHAR (XPL-2022) | Domestic Ex | West Coast, India |
| Exercise Milan-2022 | 40+ Multilateral Ex | Visakhapatnam |
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Exercise Zair-Al-Bahr 21 Conducted B/w
- India- Uzbekistan
- India- Uganda
- India- Qatar
- India- UAE
ANSWER: C
- Sea Dragon-22 Is A
- Domestic Ex
- Multilateral Ex
- Bilateral Ex
- None of these
ANSWER: B
- Theme Of MILAN 2022 Is
- Camara – Cohesion – Collaboration
- Camaraderie – Collision – Collaboration
- Camaraderie – Cohesion – Coordination
- Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration
ANSWER: D
- Exercise INDRA 2021 Conducted B/w India &
- USA
- Nepal
- Russia
- France
ANSWER: C
- Exercise PASCHIM LEHAR (XPL-2022) Conducted At
- Bay of Bengal
- West Coast, India
- Moscow, Russia
- IOR
ANSWER: B
- Exercise Samudra Shakti Conducted B/w Indonesia &
- India
- Nepal
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
ANSWER: A
- Which Edition of ‘AUSINDEX’ 2021 Conducted In 2021?
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
- 7th
ANSWER: A
- Maiden Exercise 2021 Exercise Conducted B/w
- India-Nepal
- India-Indonesia
- India-Bhutan
- India-Qatar
ANSWER: B
- Maiden Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Exercise 2021 held in
- China
- India
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
ANSWER: C
- VARUNA-2021 Conducted b/w
- India-France
- India-Indonesia
- India-Bhutan
- India-Qatar
ANSWER: A
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