CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The SLINEX navy exercise was conducted between Sri Lanka and India in the Bay of Bengal. It was a bilateral exercise, with four ships and two aircraft from Sri Lanka participating alongside two ships and one P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft from India.

Detailed explanation-2: -SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is being conducted in two phases.

Detailed explanation-3: -SIMBEX-2022 is being conducted in two phases – Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam from 26 to 27 October 2022 followed by the Sea Phase in Bay of Bengal from 28 to 30 October 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -The exercise is being conducted in two phases; the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam on 07-08 Mar 22 followed by the Sea Phase on 09-10 Mar 22 in the Bay of Bengal. Sri Lanka Navy will be represented by SLNS Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel and the Indian Navy by INS Kirch, a guided missile corvette.

Detailed explanation-5: -SLINEX (Sri Lanka India Naval Exercise) are a series of naval exercises between the Indian Navy and the Sri Lanka Navy. The first SLINEX exercise took place in 2005. The eighth edition took place in 2020.