July 24, 2014

India, U.S., Japan joint naval exercise in Pacific today

Rajput class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D55) and stealth frigate INS Shivalik(F47) diverted to Japan after completing INDRA War Games with Russia.

Photos: Wikipedia.
Stealth frigate INS Shivalik(F47)

Rajput class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D55)

Deepak-class INS Shakti (A57)


US navy
Arleigh Burke-class USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)


Ticonderoga-class USS Shiloh (CG-67)

Nimitz class USS George Washington (CVN-73)

Japanese Navy -
Shirane-class destroyers JS Kurama

Japanese Navy JS Ashigara


Navies of India, the US and Japan will kick off their trilateral Malabar naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean from Thursday.

The The July 24-30 naval wargames will begin with the harbour phase of drills in Sasebo city of Japan and then move to high seas in the Pacific Ocean for the sea going phase of the drills.

The exercises will include three Indian ships a frigate, a destroyer and a supply ship- INS Ranvijay, INS Shivalik and support tanker INS Shakti along with 700-800 personnel.Among the US ships taking part in the wargames is its latest aircraft carrier USS George Washington, destroyers USS Shiloh and John S McCain and nuclear submarine USS Columbus. Japan has also fielded its destroyers, JS Kurama and JS Ashigara, besides US-2i ShinMaywa amphibious aircraft.

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