28th Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘SIMBEX-2021’ Concludes

28th Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘SIMBEX-2021’ Concludes

• The 28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) took place from September 02 to 04, 2021.
• The SIMBEX-2021 annual bilateral maritime exercise was hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the southern fringes of the South China Sea.
• The Indian Navy was represented by Guided Missile Destroyer INS Ranvijay with a ship borne helicopter, ASW Corvette INS Kiltan and Guided Missile Corvette INS Kora and one P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft. 
• The exercise aimed to strengthen the bilateral defence ties between both countries.

Source: PIB

Points to Remember:

1. SIMBEX is an annual maritime exercise of India with which country?
2. SIMBEX-2021 is which edition of the annual exercise?