The sixth annual Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022, JIMEX 22 hosted by the Indian Navy, concluded in the Bay of Bengal and the two sides parted ways on September 17-22 with the usual steamy past. Indian Navy ships led by Rear Adm. Sanjay Bhalla, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Ships Izumo and Takanami led by Rear Adm. Hirata Toshiyuki, Commander of Escort Fleet Four participated in the week-long exercise.
JIMEX 22 witnessed some of the most complex exercises undertaken jointly by two navies. Both sides engaged in advanced levels of anti-submarine warfare, gunfire and air defense exercises. Ship helicopters, fighter planes and submarines also took part in the exercise. IN and JMSDF ships complemented each other at sea under the Mutual Provision of Supplies and Services (RPSS) agreement. The exercise, which marked the tenth anniversary of JIMEX since its inception in 2012, cemented mutual understanding and interoperability between the two navies.
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