India is set to join the second Phase of the Multilateral Maritime Exercise with Japan, Australia and the United States.
Highlights:
The Quadrilateral exercise begins on 12 October in the Bay Of Bengal and ends on 15 October.
The exercise will build synergic coordination between the nations and enhance interoperability.
The Exercise focuses on advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare exercises, seamanship evolutions, and weapon firings.
What started as an annual bilateral naval exercise between India and the US in 1992, Malabar comprises a series of exercises with increasing scope and complexity over the years.