3rd edition of Exercise La Perouse- 2023 begins

Exercise La Perouse- 2023: The Indian Ocean Area will host the third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse on March 13 and 14, 2023. This event will be attended by representatives from the Royal Australian Navy, the French Navy, the Indian Navy, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Royal Navy, and the United States Navy. Every two years exercise La Perouse, an exercise run by the French Navy, aims to improve maritime domain awareness and maritime cooperation among the participating navies in the Indo-Pacific region.

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The two-day exercise gives like-minded navies the chance to forge stronger connections in terms of planning, coordination, and information sharing for seamless maritime operations. Surface warfare, anti-air warfare, air defence drills, cross-deck landings, and tactical manoeuvres are just a few of the complex and sophisticated naval operations that will take place during the exercise.

This version of the drill will feature participation from the fleet tanker INS Jyoti and guided missile frigate INS Sahyadri, both of which were built domestically. Participation in the exercise by the Indian Navy demonstrates the allied navies’ high levels of coordination, interoperability, and synergy, as well as their commitment to the Indo-Pacific region’s rules-based international order.