ASEAN- India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) – Indian Naval Ships Satpura and Delhi, directed by RAdm Gurcharan Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, reached Singapore to participate in the inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) on May 1st, 2023. The exercise will be held from May 2nd to May 8th, 2023.
- The Harbour Phase is scheduled to be held at Changi Naval Base from 02 to 04 May 2023 and the Sea Phase will be conducted from 07 to 08 May 2023 in the South China Sea.
- AIME 2023 aims to create an opportunity for Indian Navy and ASEAN navies to work together closely and conduct seamless operations in the maritime domain.
- India’s first indigenously built missile destroyer “INS Delhi” and indigenously built guided missile frigate “INS Satpura”, part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet in Visakhapatnam, are deployed to Singapore.
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