Indian Navy undertook a passing exercise with the US Navy in the Indian Ocean Region.
US Navy carrier strike group, led by USS Nimitz and Indian Navy conducted the maritime drills, PASSEX, which aims at further enhancing interoperability between Navies of both the
countries.
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on its way to be deployed in the Gulf region from the South China Sea.
Indian Navy had also recently conducted similar joint exercises with Japanese and French Navy.