Shillong, Oct 19: The ten-day multinational naval exercise, Malabar 2024, involving QUAD partner nations, concluded on Saturday in Visakhapatnam, Bay of Bengal.

The QUAD security partners include—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. The Malabar 2024 included surface weapon firings, anti-air shoots, air defence exercises, anti-submarine warfare exercises, extensive operations of ship borne helicopters, seamanship evolutions including fuelling from tankers and maritime interdiction operations.

This edition of Malabar also witnessed participation of warships with their integral helicopters, long range maritime patrol aircraft and submarines. Units participated in complex and advanced exercises in the domains of surface, sub-surface and air warfare.

During the exercise some of the warships that participated included the USS Dewey and Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer (USA), HMAS Stuart and ANZAC Class Frigate (Royal Australian Navy), and JS Ariake, a Murasame Class Destroyer (Japan). Additionally, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon also took part in the exercise.

The Indian Navy had its warships that included INS Delhi (destroyer), INS Tabar (frigate), INS Kamorta and INS Kadmatt (corvettes), INS Shakti (submarine), and a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft.

This exercise MALABAR 2024 Sea Phase serves as a testament to the commitment of participating nations towards enhancing understanding, collaboration and engagement in the maritime domain as the world grapples with increasingly complex maritime security challenges.

The sea phase culminated with a closing ceremony that included a review of operational aspects of the Sea Phase and enabled all participating navies to interact and exchange views by sharing experiences and best practices.

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