As part of the tenth edition of MILAN, the first ever multi-nation naval exercise at sea called MILES-18 will begin today. The exercise will be conducted for three days in the Andaman Sea. Those participating in the event include 11 foreign naval ships and six Indian ships.
Apart from enhancing inter-operability, the exercise will enable honing of search and rescue operations procedures, maritime interdiction operations, core operational skills and exercise a variety of maritime security scenarios.
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