Australia to Join Malabar Naval Exercise Involving India, US, Japan

Australia will join Malabar naval exercise involving India, US and Japan.

 

Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said, the Malabar drill is a milestone opportunity for the Australian Defence Force.

 

She said, the exercise showcases the deep trust between four major Indo-Pacific democracies and their shared will to work together on common security interests.

 

The Annual Naval Exercise Malabar-2020 is required to be held in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea in the not so distant future. 

This year, the exercise has been moved toward a 'non-contact-at sea' design. 

The exercise will fortify the coordination between



the Navies of the partaking nations. 

Guard Ministry stated, as India tries to build collaboration with different nations in the oceanic security space and in the light of expanded protection participation with Australia, Malabar 2020 will see the cooperation of the Australian Navy.

 

The participants of Exercise Malabar-2020 are engaging to enhance safety and security in the maritime domain.

 

They collectively support free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and remain committed to a rules based international order.

 

The Malabar series of Naval exercises started in 1992 as a bilateral Indian Navy-US Navy exercise and Japan joined the Naval exercise in 2015.