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India-Maldives Joint Military Training Exercise EKUVERIN 2012 held in Belgaum

EKUVERIN 2012- The fourth joint military training exercise between India and Maldives held in Belgaum.

The fourth Joint Military Training Exercises between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) - EKUVERIN 2012 - was held in Belgaum, India from 12 to 25 November 2012. A total of 45 personnel from the MNDF are taking part in the exercises along with the personnel from the Indian Army. The bilateral annual exercises, which commenced in 2009 in Belgaum, are alternately held in India and Maldives. The aim of the exercises is to enhance the close military cooperation between the two countries.

In April 2012, both countries, along with Sri Lanka, held joint Coast Guard/Naval exercises – DOSTI XI - off the coast of Male (Maldives) to strengthen the bonds of friendship and enhance mutual operational capability and cooperation in the region

Indiaex-2012: US And Indian Navies Demonstrate Submarine Rescue Operations

INDIAEX 2012: The U.S. and Indian navies bilateral exercise.

First time where the compatibility of a U.S. Navy’s Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) with Indian navy submarines will be estimated.

Objective:

• Demonstrating cooperation b/w the U.S. submarine rescue system and Indian submarines.
• Indian navy submarines to participate with the U.S. Navy’s Undersea Rescue Command (URC) to practice rescue scenarios which demonstrate URC’s SRDRS.

Why is INDIAEX-2012 unique ? Why is it important for INDIA ? About INS Nireekshak and the Present situation of India in Deep Submergence Rescue Vessels (DSRV) ?

Why is INDIAEX-2012 unique ? Why is it important for INDIA ?

• INDIAEX-2012 is unique since it will demonstrate the rescuing of trapped submariners from deep under the sea.
• This is crucial to India since it has an ageing fleet of 14 diesel-electric submarines which includes 10 Russian `Kilo’ class and four German HDW ones.
• India also has leased the nuclear-powered INS Chakra from Russia earlier in 2012.
• India also hopes to make its own nuclear submarine INS Arihant operational next year which will be followed by six French Scorpene submarines, being constructed at Mazagon Docks and slated for delivery in 2015-2020.

About INS Nireekshak:

• Indian Navy’s deep sea diving support vessel.
• With an on-board submersible capsule called ‘Bell’, assisted in the conduct of the exercise providing safety back-up.

Present situation of India in Deep Submergence Rescue Vessels (DSRV) ?

• The US Navy uses a deep-submergence rescue vessel (DSRV)
• But, India currently relies more on Russian-made pressurized escape suits in the Sindhughosh-class submarines and rescue spheres that can be punched out during trouble (as in fighter aircraft) in Shishumar-class submarines.
• INS Nireekshak’s clearance divers operating out of ‘Bell’ can only assist at limited depths.
• India has thus been thinking of buying a couple of DSRVs for long.

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The yearly Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise
The yearly Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise b/w Singapore and Indian navies on. The exercise
for this year commenced from March 21, 2012 and is hosted by India.This bilateral exercises held since
1994. The sea phase of the exercise is held at the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.





US-India Bilateral Naval exercise to commences
What is “Exercise Malabar”?
“Exercise Malabar” is the yearly India – US Bilateral Naval exercise.
“Malabar” commences in the Bay of Bengal from April 7, 2012. It will be a 10 day exercisei in which the
frontline units from the navies of US and India will take part.
Malabar-2012 will be the 16th in the series of structured bilateral India US naval exercise since 1992 and
includes diverse activities, ranging from fighter combat operations from aircraft carriers, through Maritime Interdiction
Operations Exercises.





Exercise ‘Dosti –XI’: India, Lanka, Maldives hold joint naval exercises
The Sri Lankan Coast Guards are participating in a joint sea exercise with the Indian and Maldivian Coast Guards in the
seas off Male.
What is Dosti-XI?
A Joint 5-day Sea Exercise b/w Srilanka, India and Maldives code named ‘Dosti XI’.
Objective: With international piracy extending its tentacles to Indian Ocean, Coast Guards of India,
Sri Lanka and Maldives are taking part in a joint exercise off the coast of Male, aimed at achieving inter-operablity. The
exercise will focus on Maritime Search and Rescue, Marine Pollution Response and Boarding Operations.
6 warships are taking part in the five-day exercises code named ‘Dosti XI’.
 Indian Coast Guard ships: ‘Sankalp’ and ‘Subhadra’
 Maldivian Coast Guard ships: ‘Huravee’, ‘Ghazee’ and ‘Shaheed Ali’
 Sri Lankan Navy’s offshore patrol vessel: ‘SLNS Sagara’
Due to its geo-strategic significance, it is crucial for the Coast Guards of the 3 nations to ascertain the safety and
security of the Indian Ocean for all sea-farers.







“DESERT LARK”: 7th Indo-US Army Joint Exercise going on in
Thar desert
The 7th Indo-US Army Exercise is going on in Thar desert area of South Western Command. A
number of key surveillance, communications and lED detection and neutralization
technologies, available with both sides, are being fielded in the exercise. The exercise is codenamed
DESERT LARK.
The objective of Desert Lark exercise is to create better coordination during UN Peace keeping missions.