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Indian & Sri-Lankan Navy to hold 3-day military Exercise "SLINEX 2020" to show growing strategic interests

Indian Navy has participated in a number of joint maritime exercises in last few weeks, including a 3-day drill "JIMEX 2020" with Japanese Navy in September & one with US Navy in July called "PASSEX 2020".

Ex - SLINEX 2020 between the navies of India and Sri Lanka begins today.

The navies of India and Sri Lanka will conduct a three-day military exercise off Trincomalee beginning Monday, in a show of growing congruence in their strategic interests and operational convergence in the region, officials said.

The eighth edition of the annual SLINEX exercise will feature a series of complex drills including surface and anti-air weapon firings and cross deck flying operations with an aim to further fine-tune the “high degree” of inter-operability between the two navies, they said.

The Indian Navy will deploy anti-submarine warfare corvettes 'INS Kamorta' and 'INS Kiltan' as well as a sizeable number of advanced light helicopters, Chetak helicopter and Dornier maritime patrol aircraft in the exercise, the officials said.

INS Kamorta (L) and INS Kiltan (R) are two of the four Kamorta-class corvettes (better known as Project 28) are a class of anti-submarine warfare corvettes currently in service with the Indian Navy. The other two are INS Kadmatt and INS Kavaratti.

The Sri Lanka Navy will be represented by offshore patrol vessel Sayura and training ship Gajabahu.

The previous edition of "SLINEX" was conducted off Visakhapatnam in September 2019.

“SLINEX series of exercise exemplifies the deep engagement between India and Sri Lanka which has strengthened mutual cooperation in the maritime domain,” an Indian Navy spokesperson said.


“Interaction between the two navies has also grown significantly in recent years, in consonance with India’s policy of Neighbourhood First’ and the Prime Minister’s vision of Security and Growth for all in the Region (SAGAR),” he said.

The Indian Navy has participated in a number of joint maritime exercises in the last few weeks including a three-day drill with Japanese navy from September 26-28.

Last month, Indian Navy also carried out a two-day mega exercise "AUSINDEX 2020" in the Indian Ocean Region with the Australian Navy that featured a range of complex naval manoeuvres, anti-aircraft drills and helicopter operations.

In July, the Indian Navy carried out a "Exercise PASSEX" with a US Navy carrier strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off the coast of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The USS Nimitz is the world’s largest warship.

India has significantly expanded its deployment in the Indian Ocean Region with a plethora of warships and submarines following its border row with China in eastern Ladakh, ostensibly to send across a message to Beijing.

About Project 28 (Kamorta class Stealth Frigates)

  • P 28 is a project under which four Anti Submarine Warships have to be built indigenously in India by Garden Reach Shipbuilders And Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
  • Project 28 was approved in 2003, with construction of the lead ship, INS Kamorta commencing on 12 August 2005.
  • Three of the four corvettes, INS Kamorta, INS Kavaratti, INS Kadmatt and INS Kiltan were commissioned in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively.
  • INS Kavaratti is under construction and slated to be completed by end of 2017.
  • The warships are named after the islands in the Lakshadweep archipelago.
  • The Kamorta class corvettes are intended to succeed the Kora-class corvette by precedence and Abhay-class corvette by role.
  • Project 28’s objective was to enhance localization and development of warship construction industry in India.


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