New Delhi: A two-day multi-lateral maritime exercise ‘La Perouse’, involving participation of personnel, ships and integral helicopters from Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Navy and United States Navy. , began in the Indian Ocean region on Monday.
“The third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse is scheduled to be conducted in the Indian Ocean Region from 13 to 14 March 2023,” the Defense Ministry said.
The biennial exercise La Perouse is conducted by the French Navy and aims to enhance maritime domain awareness and optimize maritime coordination among the participating navies in the Indo-Pacific region, the defense ministry said in a press release.
According to the press release, the two-day exercise provides an opportunity to like-minded navies to develop closer ties in planning, coordination and information sharing for seamless maritime operations. Exercise La Perouse will involve complex and advanced naval operations, including surface warfare, anti-air warfare, air defense exercises, cross-deck landings and tactical manoeuvres.
Indigenously built Guided Missile Frigate INS Sahyadri and Fleet Tanker INS Jyoti will participate in this edition of the exercise. Indian Navy’s participation in the exercise reflects the high level of synergy, coordination and interoperability between friendly navies and their commitment to a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region.
According to the Defense Ministry, the exercise saw a wide spectrum of developments at sea which included cross-deck landings, boarding exercises and seamanship development. The smooth conduct of the exercise reaffirmed the high level of interoperability and cooperation between the two navies.
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