The INDIAN NAVY and the Russian Navy are participating in the PASSEX exercise in the Arabian Sea.
Highlights:
The Indian Navy and the Russian Navy conducted PASSEX exercises in the Arabian Sea port of Cochin.
The Indian Navy’s INS Kochi, a guided-missile destroyer designed and built in India, took part in the test. RFS Admiral Tributs represented the Russian Federation Navy.
Two other Russian naval ships were also present: the Russian Naval Missile Cruiser Varyag and the Russian Tanker Boris Butoma.
The exercise would include tactical maneuvers, cross-deck helicopter operations, and seamanship activities to demonstrate the two navies’ cohesiveness and interoperability.