Indian Navy participates in 5th 'AUSINDEX-23' held in Australia

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From August 22 to 25, 2023, the 5th edition of the biennial AUSINDEX maritime exercise occurred in Sydney, Australia, conducted collaboratively by the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

An Overview of the News

• Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) jointly organized the exercise.

• The participating ships included INS Sahyadri, INS Kolkata from the Indian Navy, and HMAS Choules and HMAS Brisbane from RAN

• The exercise not only involved ships and their helicopters but also fighter aircraft and maritime patrol aircraft.

• Over the course of 4 days, AUSINDEX involved a series of complex exercises covering all three maritime operational domains.

Indian Navy (IN):

• It is the marine branch of the Indian Armed Forces.

• The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy.

• The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, leads the Navy.

• The Navy operates as a blue-water force in areas such as the Persian Gulf, the Horn of Africa, and the Malacca Straits.

Establishment - 26 January 1950

Headquarters - New Delhi

Motto - Sham no Varunah (Sanskrit) Translation - ‘May the Lord of the waters be auspicious unto us’

Navy Day - 4 December

About Australia

• It is a sovereign country located in the Southern Hemisphere and is geographically isolated from the rest of the world.

• Capital - Canberra

• Emperor - Charles III

• Governor-General - David Hurley

• Prime Minister - Anthony Albanese