News Excerpt:

The Indian Navy’s largest-ever multilateral naval exercise - Milan 2024 - kicked off in Vizag city with several warships from the Indian Navy and foreign navies participating in the Harbour Phase of the event.

Objective:

• The naval exercise aims to enhance regional security, foster cooperation among over 50 countries, and share ideas for a secure maritime future.
• Theme: “Forging Naval Alliances for a Secure Maritime Future.

About the Exercise:

• Visakhapatnam is hosting MILAN 2024, an international maritime event. 
• Delegations from 50 countries, foreign navies, and the Indian Navy's naval ships, aircraft carriers, and aircraft are participating.
• Indian Navy's ships, Vikrant (indigenous design) and Vikramaditya (extensive refurbishment) will participate. 
• The event will feature activities like the International City Parade and International Maritime Seminar.
• During the Sea Phase, participating navies will hold advanced air defence, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare drills. 
• Gunnery shoots on aerial and surface targets, manoeuvres, and underway replenishment will be conducted.
• In total, around 20 Indian warships from different classes will be participating in the show, which includes INS Chennai, the Kolkata-class stealth-guided missile destroyer.