The inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise AIME 2023 successfully got culminated in South China Sea on 08 May 2023. Approximately 1400 personnel manning nine ships participated in Sea Phase of multilateral naval exercise. India’s indigenously designed and built ships - destroyer INS Delhi and stealth frigate INS Satpura, maritime patrol aircraft P8I and integral helicopters exercised with ASEAN naval ships from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The two-day sea-phase witnessed a wide spectrum of evolutions at sea including tactical manoeuvres, cross deck landings by helicopters, seamanship evolutions and other maritime operations. Apart from honing skills in maritime domain, exercise enhanced interoperability and demonstrated ability of Indian Navy and ASEAN navies to operate as an integrated force to promote peace, stability and security in region.
