[CA] 25th anniversary of SIMBEX

The 25th edition of SIMBEX, an acronym for “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise” is scheduled from Nov 10 – 21, 2018 off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

The 2018 edition marks the Silver Jubilee of SIMBEX.  To mark the historical occasion, both navies are undertaking exercises over an extended geography.  This year, the Indian Navy is being represented by

Ø the Ranvir class destroyer – INS Ranvijay

Ø two Project 17 multirole stealth frigates – INS Satpura and INS Sahyadri

Ø the Project 28 ASW corvette - INS Kadmatt

Ø the Project 25A missile corvettes - INS Kirch

Ø the OPVs INS Sumedha and INS Sukanya

Ø the Fleet Support Ship, INS Shakti,

Ø a Sindhughosh Class submarine, INS Sindhukirti,

Ø the P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol and

Ø ASW aircraft from INAS 312

Ø Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol aircraft from INAS 311

Ø Mk 132 Hawk AJTs from INAS 551 and

Ø integral helicopters such as the UH3H

Ø Seaking 42 B, Seaking 42C and Chetak utility helicopters

Silver Jubilee Commemoration Ceremony, various professional and training interactions, 10 Km ‘Friendship Run’ during the Annual Vizag-Navy Marathon, social evening and joint cultural programmes would be held during the harbour phases to commemorate the 25th anniversary. 

SIMBEX 2018 will be the largest edition since 1994 in terms of scale and complexity.

SIMBEX – 2018
Phases	Date	Venue
Initial Harbour Phase	Nov 10 – 12, 2018	Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Sea Phase	Nov 12 – 16, 2018	Andaman Sea
Second Harbour Phase	Nov 16 – 19, 2018	Visakhapatnam (City of Destiny)
Final Sea Phase	Nov 19 – 21, 2018	Bay of Bengal