INS Ranvijay and INS Kavaratti and submarine INS Sindhukesari arrived in Singapore to participate in 30th edition of Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX, an annual bilateral Naval exercise between Indian Navy and Republic of SingaporeNavy RSN, which is being conducted since 1994. SIMBEX holds distinction of being the longest continuous naval exercise that Indian Navy has with any other country. SIMBEX-2023 is being conducted in two phases - Harbour Phase at Singapore from 21 to 24 Sep 2023, followed by a Sea Phase. Besides INS Ranvijay, INS Kavaratti and INS Sindhukesari, Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft P8I is also participating in the exercise. The Harbour Phase will witness a wide range of professional interactions, cross-deck visits, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges and sports fixtures, aimed at enhancing interoperability and mutual understanding between two navies. The Sea Phase of SIMBEX 23 will involve complex and advanced air defence exercises, gunnery firings, tactical manoeuvres, anti-submarine exercises and other maritime operations. Units of both navies will endeavour to hone their war-fighting skills while consolidating their capability to undertake multi-discipline operations jointly in maritime domain.
