CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -MULTILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE MALABAR 2021 – PHASE II IN BAY OF BENGAL 12 – 15 OCT 21. The Indian Navy (IN) would be participating in the Second Phase of Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar along with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the United States Navy (USN).

Detailed explanation-2: -Malabar Naval Exercise. Malabar Exercise 2021 started in two phases. The first phase of the exercise Malabar 2021, held in the Philippines Sea, ran between 26th and 29th August 2021. The dates of the second phase, held in the Bay of Bengal, of the Malabar 2021 Exercise are 12th October to 15th October.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Phase of the exercise would build upon the synergy, coordination and inter-operability developed during the First Phase of the exercise and would focus on advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare exercises, seamanship evolutions and weapon firings.

Detailed explanation-4: -About second phase of Malabar exercise Second phase of the exercise will be bigger than the first phase that was conducted off the Guam coast, US in the Western Pacific. In this phase, United States deployed more than 100000-ton Nimitz-class super aircraft carrier.

Detailed explanation-5: -PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) – Opening ceremonies kicked-off exercise Malabar 2022, Nov. 8, followed by scheduled at-sea exercises involving naval ships, aircraft and personnel from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States in the Philippine Sea, off the coast of Japan.