'Passage Exercise'                                                                                                                                                       

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Context: The Indian Navy participated with Russian Federation Navy in a 'Passage Exercise' or PASSEX in the Arabian Sea.

'Passage Exercise' is an exercise done between two navies to ensure that the navies are able to communicate and cooperate in times of war or humanitarian relief.

• It is a strategic outreach exercise with the defence forces of friendly foreign countries” to “focus on multiple areas including enhancing aspects of interoperability, nuances of international integrated maritime (Search and Rescue) operations and exchange of best practices in the maritime airpower domain.”

Aims: To strengthen the bilateral relationship and cooperation by demonstrating the ability to integrate and coordinate comprehensively in maritime operations.

Significance:

• It showcased cohesiveness and interoperability between the two navies.
• It included tactical manoeuvres, cross-deck helicopter operations and seamanship activities.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1790311#:~:text=Indian%20Navy%27s%20indigenously%20designed%20and,2022%20in%20the%20Arabian%20Sea.