India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 Begins in Andaman Sea

India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 Begins in Andaman Sea

• The 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 has been organised from 23 to 25 November 2020 in Andaman Sea.
• Indian Navy (IN) is the host for the 2020 edition of SIMBEX.
• The SIMBEX series of exercises is being held between IN and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), annually since 1994.
• The exercise aims at enhancing mutual inter-operability and imbibing best practices from each other.
• From Indian side, destroyer Rana with integral Chetak helicopter and indigenously built corvettes Kamorta and Karmuk,, IN submarine Sindhuraj and P8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft will participate in the exercise.
• RSN will be represented by the ‘Formidable’ Class frigates ‘Intrepid’ and ‘Steadfast’ with integral S70B helicopter and ‘Endurance’ Class Landing Ship Tank ‘Endeavour’ in the exercise.