Indian warships conduct naval exercise with world’s largest aircraft carrier

Indian Navy has participated in joint naval exercises with the world’s largest aircarft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) along with Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the Indian Ocean.

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Both Indian Navy and the US Navy conducted high-end exercises designed to maximize training and interoperability, including air defence.

The US Navy said that Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Indian Ocean in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Indian Navy had also conducted similar PASSEXs with #JMSDF and #FrenchNavy in recent past,” Spokesperson of Indian Navy.Indian Navy had conducted similar PASSEXs with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and French Navy in recent past.

Four frontline warships of the Indian Navy participated in the “PASSEX” exercise when the US carrier strike group was transiting through the Indian Ocean Region on its way from the South China Sea

The Indian Navy has increased its surveillance missions and beefed up operational deployment in the Indian Ocean region in the wake of the country’s bitter border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.