Question: Konkan-16, the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy was conducted from 5-16 Dec at which of the following place?
(a) Mumbai and Goa
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Chennai
(d) None of the above
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- On 31 December 2016 Ministry of Defence released its Year End Review-2016 (Indian Navy).
- Following are the major highlights:
- ‘Kalvari’, the first of the Scorpene class submarines, being built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd Mumbai (MDL), went to sea on 1 May 2016.
- The Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman conducted the 10thbilateral maritime exercise Naseem-Al-Bahrfrom 22-27 Jan 2016.
- The International Fleet Review 2016, conducted at Visakhapatnam from 4-8 Feb, culminated with Indian and foreign Naval ships undertaking a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the Bay of Bengal on 9 Feb 2016.
- In consonance with India’s ‘Act East Policy’ and growing relations among India, US and Japan, IN ships Satpura, Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch participated in the 20th edition of Ex MALABAR-16 with the USNavy and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).
- Harbour phase of 20th edition of the exercise was conducted from 10-13 June at Sasebo and the sea phase in the Pacific Ocean from 14-17 June.
- INS Satpura participated in the 25th edition of Exercise RIMPACoff Hawaii from 30 June- 4 Aug.
- The exercise was attended by 27 countries. Exercise RIMPAC is the largest multilateral naval exercise in the world and is held biennially in the Western Pacific Ocean.
- INS Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette based at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, along with a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft, participated in the 22nd Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) from 19-27 Apr in the Andaman Sea.
- ADMM Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus) Exercise on Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism is a multinational exercise under the aegis of ADMM Plus consortium.
- INS Airavat participated in the latest edition conducted in Brunei and Singapore from 1-9 May 2016.
- In a demonstration of India’s commitment to its ties with Indonesia and to the maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region.
- INS Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette, based under the Andaman and Nicobar Command, alongwith a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft, participated in the 28th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol and Second Bilateral Maritime Exercise, from 10-27 Oct in the Andaman Sea.
- Konkan-16, the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy was conducted from 5-16 Dec at Mumbai and Goa.
- Exercise Konkan was institutionalised in 2004.
- The exercise hosted in rotation by both Navies, has grown in complexity, scale and intensity.
- The 9th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, an annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy was conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 14-21 Dec.
- The Fourth Edition of India-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR) was undertaken from 13-16 Feb along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Andaman Sea.
- INS Saryu and INS Bitra along with Union of Myanmar Ships Aung Zeya and FAC 563 participated.
- INS Beas visited Doha, Qatar from 28 Mar to 2 Apr to participate in the fifth edition of biennial Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX).
- Western Fleet ships INS Vikramaditya, INS Mysore and INS Deepak undertook deployment to Male for a routine visit from 15 – 18 Feb.
- INS Tabar, a stealth frigate visited Port Louis, Mauritius from 10-13 Mar.
- INS Tir, INS Sujata, Sail Training Ship (STS) SudarshinialongwithICGSVaruna, comprising the 1st Training Squadron (with under trainee officers/cadets) visited Phuket, Thailand and Colombo, Sri Lanka from 4-8 Apr and 15-19 Apr respectively as part of Overseas Deployment during Spring Term 16.
- INS Delhi, INS Tarkash and INS Deepak visited Muscat from 21-24 May.
- The visit coincided with the visit of Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar from 20- 22 May.
- In a demonstration of India’s ‘Act East’ policy and Indian Navy’s increasing footprint and operational reach, INS Satpura and INS Kirch visited CamRanh Bay, Vietnam on a four day visit from 30 May to 3 Jun, as part of deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea and the Western Pacific.
- INS Sahyadri, INS Shakti and INS Kirch visited Port Kelang on 15 Jul on a four day visit.
- INS Satpura visited Port Majuro on a two day visit from 13 – 15 Aug.
- INS Kolkata, INS Trikand and INS Aditya visited Port Victoria on a two day visit from 26-28 Aug.
- INS Kolkata and INS Aditya visited Port Louis on a three day visit from 1-4 Sep and Mombasa, Kenya from 10- 13 Sep.
- INS Kolkata, INS Trikand and INS Aditya visited Durban on 20 Sep on a three day visit.
- Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Sumitra visited Auckland, New Zealand on a six day visit from 16-22 Nov.
- The ship represented the Indian Navy at the Royal New Zealand Navy International Naval Review 2016.
- INS Kadmatt, second ship of Project 28 (P-28) class Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes was commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 7 Jan 2016.
- The Indian Navy commissioned the highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli at a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 23 May 2016.
- INS Chennai, a P 15A Guided Missile Destroyer, was commissioned into the Navy by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 21 Nov 2016.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=156049