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NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy‘s P-8I aircraft has reached Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 2024, the largest multinational naval exercise. The exercise involves 29 nations, 40 ships, 3 submarines, and over 150 aircraft, focusing on enhancing cooperation and joint operability among the participating forces.
India has joined the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), hosted by the US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii.RIMPAC, held biennially, is considered “the world’s largest international maritime exercise.”
This year’s edition brings together armed forces from 29 countries for a five-week training period, aiming to strengthen multilateral relations and improve preparedness to promote “a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
First established in 1971 by Australia, Canada, and the US, RIMPAC 2024 includes the participation of militaries from South Korea, Japan, India, as well as nations from Southeast and South Asia, Latin America, and seven European countries. The exercise commenced on June 27 with the harbour phase, which will continue until July 7.
The sea phase of RIMPAC is organized into three sub-phases, during which ships will engage in various exercises. The exercise encompasses combat and contingency training across land, air, and sea domains, involving “150 aircraft, 40 surface ships, three submarines and more than 25,000 personnel conducting amphibious landings, urban combat training, anti-submarine warfare, ship sinking exercises, as well as cyber and space operations.”
RIMPAC 2024 is scheduled to conclude on August 1.
India has joined the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), hosted by the US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii.RIMPAC, held biennially, is considered “the world’s largest international maritime exercise.”
This year’s edition brings together armed forces from 29 countries for a five-week training period, aiming to strengthen multilateral relations and improve preparedness to promote “a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
First established in 1971 by Australia, Canada, and the US, RIMPAC 2024 includes the participation of militaries from South Korea, Japan, India, as well as nations from Southeast and South Asia, Latin America, and seven European countries. The exercise commenced on June 27 with the harbour phase, which will continue until July 7.
The sea phase of RIMPAC is organized into three sub-phases, during which ships will engage in various exercises. The exercise encompasses combat and contingency training across land, air, and sea domains, involving “150 aircraft, 40 surface ships, three submarines and more than 25,000 personnel conducting amphibious landings, urban combat training, anti-submarine warfare, ship sinking exercises, as well as cyber and space operations.”
RIMPAC 2024 is scheduled to conclude on August 1.
