Visakhapatnam: Biennial multilateral maritime exercise Milan – 2022 commenced at Visakhapatnam-headquartered Eastern Naval Command on February 26 with participation from 40 navies worldwide.
About 15 navies, including Quad nations are participating with their warships. Russia has not sent its ships, only delegates are participating in the exercise.
Let’s have a look at the pictures of warships and surveillance aircraft that the participating nations have sent into the Bay of Bengal.
French Navy’s FS Loire (A602), an offshore support and assistance vessel.
US Navy — P8A the multi-mission maritime patrol & reconnaissance aircraft.
Royal Australian Navy — HMAS Arunta (151), an Anzac-class guided-missile frigate.
Sri Lanka Navy — SLNS Sayurala (P623), an advanced offshore patrol vessel.
Indonesian Navy — KRI Eddy Martadinata (331), a Martadinata class of guided-missile frigate.
Royal Malaysian Navy — KD Lekiu (30), a Lekiu-class frigate.
Bangladesh Navy — BNS Umar Farooq (F 16), a helicopter-carrying frigate.
Vietnamese People’s Navy VPNS Quang Trung (016), a Gepard-class guided-missile frigate.
