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