CHENNAI: The Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force and the US Navy conducted the sea phase of the multilateral naval exercise MALABAR-2017 in the Bay of Bengal.
The exercise saw the ships of the three navies participating in the naval manoeuvers at sea. The swift and smart movement of ships at close quarters, was an essential aspect of the fleet work.
The manoeuvering was aimed at streamlining procedure in ship handling and communications.
A defence release here today said on July 15, the exercise also saw cross deck flying operations, wherein helicopter from USS Shoup landed onboard INS Sahyadri and JN Sazanami.
The helicopter from JN Sazanami undertook flying operations from INS Sahayadri and USS Shoup.
The release said the cross deck flying operations require a high degree of inter-operability and knowledge of procedures of participating ships and helicopters.
Despite the rough seas and challenging weather, the ships and aircraft of the three navies carried out their assigned tasks in a cohesive manner. An Indian Navy Seeking helicopter undertook transfer of Japanese personnel’s to INS Vikramaditya as part of crew exchange programme during the exercise. It was followed by flying operations by the helicopters of the US Navy Ships. (AGENCIES)
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