Indian Navy Ships Participate in ASEAN India Maritime Exercise 2023

Admiral R Hari Kumar, CNS on Official Visit to Singapore from 02 to 04 May 2023

Pic i) Inaugural Function, ii) INS  Satpura INS Delhi , iii) Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy

Padmesh Prabhune

India’s first indigenously-built destroyer, INS Delhi and INS Satpura, an indigenously-built guided missile stealth frigate along with a P8I Maritime Patrol aircraft are participating in the Inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise, that began on May 2, 2023 and shall be held till May 08.

The ships, during their port call at Singapore, will also participate in International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX-23) and International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC) being hosted by Singapore.

The AIME-23 is aimed at promoting maritime cooperation and enhancing trust, friendship and confidence amongst ASEAN and Indian Navies. This inaugural edition of AIME is being co-hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy and Indian Navy; and will witness participation of ships and personnel from other ASEAN countries.

While the Harbour Phase of the exercise is scheduled to be held at Changi Naval Base from 02 to 04 May 2023, the Sea Phase will be conducted from 07 to 08 May 2023 in the South China Sea.

The participating ships, fitted with state-of-the art weapons and sensors, form a part of Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam and operate under the command of RAdm Gurcharan Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet. Presence of the indigenously built ships of the Indian Navy at the multi-national events will be an opportunity to showcase the ship-building capabilities of Indian Shipyards.

Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy co-officiated the inaugural ceremony of maiden ASEAN – India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023, held at Changi Naval Base, Singapore on 02 May 23.

The ceremony was jointly inaugurated by Adm R Hari Kumar and RAdm Sean Wat, Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy in the presence of senior dignitaries from other ASEAN nations.

In addition to representing India and the Indian Navy during the AIME 2023, Adm R Hari Kumar, attended the opening ceremony of International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX-23) and delivered  a lecture on ‘Cooperation and Collaboration in the Future Maritime Environment’ during a panel discussion at 8th International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC), being conducted on the side lines of IMDEX – 23.

The CNS would also be calling on Minister for Defence, Singapore and would be interacting with the Chief of Defence Force (CDF), Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), other Navy Chiefs and Heads of Delegation from countries participating in the AIME, IMDEX and IMSC. CNS would be having an engagement with Academia in Singapore to discuss ASEAN – India Maritime Connect Opportunities

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