Navies of India and Myanmar commence exercise IMNEX at Visakhapatnam

New Delhi: The Opening Ceremony of the second edition of 'India Myanmar Naval Exercise' IMNEX-19 was conducted onboard INS Ranvijay at Visakhapatnam.
Myanmar Naval  Ships UMS Sin Phyu Shin (F-14) and UMS Tabinshweti (773) arrived Visakhapatnam this morning and would engage professional interaction with Indian Navy personnel for sharing of expertise on various maritime issues between both the navies, an Indian Navy Spokesperson said.

The harbour phase of IMNEX-19 scheduled till Sunday includes visits to Indian Naval units,  training and maintenance facility at Visakhapatnam.

During Sea Phase scheduled from October 20-22, INS Ranvijay, a guided-missile destroyer and INS Kuthar, a missile corvette will be carrying joint exercise with MN ships UMS Sin Phyu Shin, a frigate and UMS Tabinshweti, a corvette in the Bay of Bengal and undertake a variety evolutions including Anti-Air and Surface firing exercises, flying exercises using integral helicopter and Seamanship evolutions at sea.

The joint exercises this year have increased in scope and complexity is a testimony of growing maritime cooperation between the two navies.