Visakhapatnam: Indo-Myanmar naval exercise 'IMNEX-19' commences

On Friday, opening ceremony of second edition of India Myanmar Naval Exercise ‘IMNEX-19’ was conducted onboard INS Ranvijay at Visakhapatnam. naval ships of Myanmar namely UMS Sin Phyu Shin (F-14) and UMS Tabinshweti (773) arrived at Visakhapatnam on this occasion. During this exercise, Myanmar delegation would professionally eng with personnel of Indian Navy. Expertise in various maritime issues would be shared between two navies.  

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Increased scope of exercise

From Indian side, INS Ranvijay, which is a guided-missile destroyer and INS Kuthar, a missile corvette would carry out a joint exercise with aforesaid naval ships of Myanmar. It will encompass numerous operations including anti-air and surface firing exercises and flying exercises using integral helicopter and seamanship evolutions at sea. scope of joint exercises has increased in comparison to last year.  harbour phase of IMNEX-19 scheduled till October 20 includes visits to Indian naval units and training and maintenance facility at Visakhapatnam. This would be followed by sea phase, which is stipulated to last till October 22. 

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IMNEX-18

first edition of IMNEX commenced on March 25, 2018. It took place in two phases with  harbour phase ending on March 30, followed by sea phase which lasted till April 3. INS Sahyri, corvette INS Kamorta, one Chetak helicopter, two Hawk vanced jet trainer aircraft, and a submarine took part in this joint exercise. In course of IMNEX-18, both navies engd in practical demonstrations, fleet maeuvres, gun firings as well as social interactions.  

(With ANI inputs)

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