Four-day Malabar naval exercise to begin on Aug 26

New Delhi, August 22

The navies of India, US, Australia and Japan will conduct a sea exercise off Guam, an island territory of the US located 2,500 km east of the Philippines.

The annual exercise named “Malabar-21” will be four-day affair and aims to enhance inter-operability, gain from best practices and develop a common understanding of procedures for maritime security operations.

A series of complex surface, under-water and air operations are planned. — TNS