New Delhi: The Malabar multilateral exercise between India, America, Japan and Australia in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean has increased China’s tension.
MiG-29Ks of Indian Navy and F-18s of the US Navy carried out simulated attacks on the surface force during multilateral naval exercise ‘Malabar 2020’ in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean on Friday. The breathtaking manoeuvres of the MiG-29s witnessed takeoffs from Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The ongoing exercise has experienced a high tempo of fighter flying operations from the decks of two aircraft carriers.
“MiG 29K’s of the IN and the F-18 of the US Navy flew along with the IN’s maritime patrol aircraft P-8I and the USN AEW aircraft E2C Hawkeye in seamless coordination,” said the Indian Navy as it posted glimpses of the multilateral exercise on its social media accounts.
The second part of Malabar Naval exercise began on Tuesday, November 17 in the Northern Arabian Sea. Indian Navy’s carrier INS Vikramaditya, US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Nimitz ad other Indian, US, Australian and Japanese warships are a part of the wargames.