Exercise Malabar 2017

Exercise Malabar 2017

Question: Exercise Malabar started in …
a) 1992
b) 1994
c) 1995
d) 1996
Ans: (a)

Related facts:-

  • The 21st edition of Exercise Malabar is being conducted from 10th to 20th July 2017 in the North Indian Ocean.
  • This exercise will see participation from United States, India, and Japan who are the permanent partners of the exercise.
  • The 10-day Malabar drills will be bigger and more complex than all previous editions of the exercise.
  • The US navy is being represented by USS Nimitz, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton, guided-missile destroyers USS Howard, USS Shoup, and USS Kidd, a P-8A Poseidon submarine hunter plane, a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine.
  • Indian warships at the exercise will include two Shivalik-class stealth frigates, two Ranvir-class destroyers, a Kamorta-class anti-submarine warfare corvette, a tanker and a submarine.
  • The Indian Navy’s solitary aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, and Japan’s Izumo-class helicopter carrier will also be among the 20-odd warships taking part in the exercise.
  • The exercise will involve both ashore and at-sea training. Ashore training will include exchanges on carrier strike group operations, maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations, surface and anti-submarine warfare, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations.
  • Sea phase will cover professional exchanges and embarks, submarine familiarisation, air defence exercises, surface warfare drills, anti-submarine warfare, gunnery exercises and VBSS operations.
  • India and the US kicked off Malabar exercise in 1992 and Japan became a permanent partner in 2015.
  • Australia, and Singapore are non-permanent partners and have taken part in previous editions of the exercise.

Reference:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-us-japan-to-begin-malabar-drills-all-you-need-to-about-the-naval-exercise-in-indian-ocean/story-ssB13XXA3rmYZ8nLyJ0nTP.html
http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/india-japan-australia-and-the-us-the-return-of-asias-quad/