Malabar 2022 Press Brief

The Opening Ceremony of MALABAR 2022 hosted by Vice Admiral Yuasa Hideki, SDF Fleet Commander was held onboard JS Hyuga at Yokosuka, Japan on 08 November 2022. This edition of exercise is scheduled from 08 to 15 November 2022. It marks 30th anniversary of multi-national maritime exercise MALABAR which began in 1992 as bilateral exercise between India and US. The ceremony was attended by crew and planning staff of participating ships, aircraft and Special Forces from Australia, India, Japan and United States. The Indian delegation comprising Commanding Officers and crew of INS Shivalik, INS Kamorta, P8I and Marine Commandos was led by Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, FOCEF. Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Commander, US Navy Seventh Fleet and Real Admiral Jonathan Earley, Fleet Commander RAN also participated in the ceremony alongwith personnel from their respective navies. The exercise will witness live weapon firings, complex surface, Anti-Air and Anti-Submarine Warfare drills, and joint manoeuvres including an advanced tactical exercises. The high-tempo exercise will witness large scale participation from partner navies, comprising Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan, eight destroyers/ frigates, one corvette and two tankers alongwith LRMPA, advanced jet trainers, integral helicopters and submarines.