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2006-10-28 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Steve White 2006-10-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Who says it's an exercise?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-10-28 08:15|| 2006-10-28 08:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Malabar-06 hints at growing Indo-US military cooperation

Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Indian Navy and the US Navy are conducting a joint exercise named "Malabar-06" off Goa and frontline platforms are taking part in the bilateral exercise, which started on Tuesday and would end on November 5.

This exercise, ninth in the past few years, indicates the growing military co-operation between the two countries. This ongoing exercise will see the two navies engaging in advanced exercises, including anti-submarine operations, maritime interdictions, weapon firings, visit board search and seizure(VBSS) operations, dissimilar air combat, cross-deck flying and a simulated war at sea, Indian Navy spokesman Captain Vinay Garg said here on Thursday.

The Indian Navy has fielded destroyer INS Mysore, guided missile frigates INS Beas and INS Ganga, replenishment tanker INS Shakti, a large landing ship INS Gharial, sub surface killer submarine INS Shankul, reconnaissance aircraft, Sea Harrier fighter jets operating from ashore and Coast Guard ship Samar, he said.

The US Navy's Expeditionary Strike Group comprises USS Boxer (landing platform with helicopter and dock), cruiser USS Bunker Hill, destroyers Benfold and Howard, US Coast Guard cutter Midgett, Canadian frigate Ottawa, nuclear powered submarine Providence and a P3C maritime reconnaissance aircraft, Captain Garg said.

The two navies for the first time would be carrying expeditionary operations of the Konkan coast and for this operation involving sea borne landings, some of our army troops have already been trained on board Gharial. These troops would be exercising with US Marines as part of the Malabar series of exercise.

Highlighting the importance of these joint exercises, he said these interactions help the Indian Navy to hone its skills and audit standards by first hand comparison with the navies of advanced countries. It improves mutual understanding and co-operation and helps evolve inter-operability through common drills and procedures, he said.

Posted by john 2006-10-28 08:32|| 2006-10-28 08:32|| Front Page Top

#3 nice to see the Canucks in there, too

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-28 09:38|| 2006-10-28 09:38|| Front Page Top

#4 It *is* good to see the Canadians involved. Although in keeping with the tradition of teasing our brothers to the north, I have to ask do they mean a Canadian frigate also joined the exercises or *the* Canadian frigate?

Posted by SteveS 2006-10-28 11:00|| 2006-10-28 11:00|| Front Page Top

#5 I guess the obvious answer would be "Why would anyone need more than one?"

Posted by gorb 2006-10-28 15:54|| 2006-10-28 15:54|| Front Page Top

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