NEW DELHI: Navies of India and Japan today began a three-day anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Indian Ocean region to deepen their operational coordination in the strategically important sea lanes around the two countries.
Indian Navy’s two P-8 I long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare aircraft and two P-3C Orion jets of the Japanese Navy will be part of the exercise, said an official of the Indian Navy.
The two P-3C Orions, which are anti-submarine warfare aircraft, landed at naval air station Hansa in Goa today.
The short duration exercise is taking place amid concerns in India and Japan over China’s growing presence in the Indo- Pacific region. (AGENCIES)
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