India-Australia Naval Exercise AUSINDEX 2019 to be held in Visakhapatnam in April 2019

India-Australia Naval Exercise AUSINDEX 2019 to be held in Visakhapatnam in April 2019

• The third edition of the bilateral naval Exercise AUSINDEX between India and Australia, will take place off the coast of Vishakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal from April 2 to 16, 2019.
• The Exercise AUSINDEX 2019 will see four ships of Royal Australian Navy namely HMAS Canberra, HMAS Newcastle, HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Success.
• After the conclusion of the exercise, these ships will sail to Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore, for exercising with their navies.
• Jointly known as Indo-Pacific Endeavour, the Royal Australian Navy conducts the series of bilateral exercises with the navies of these countries since last three years.
• AUSINDEX 2019 will be the core of Indo-Pacific Endeavour-19.