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Exercise SLINEX- Relevance for UPSC Exam
- GS Paper 3: Security- Security challenges and their management in border areas.
Exercise SLINEX in news
- The Ninth Edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX is scheduled at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022.
- The eighth edition of SLINEX was conducted off Trincomalee in October 2020.
What is Exercise SLINEX?
- About: Exercise SLINEX is a naval exercise conducted between Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Navy. SLINEX series of bilateral maritime exercises were initiated in 2005.
- Objective: SLINEX aims to enhance inter-operability, improve mutual understanding and exchange best practices and procedures for multi-faceted maritime operations between both navies.
- Significance:
- SLINEX exemplifies the deep maritime engagement between India and Sri Lanka and has grown in scope over the years to strengthen mutual cooperation.
- SLINEXX is also in consonance with India’s policy of ‘Neighbourhood First’ and Hon’ble PMs vision of ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)’.
Two Phases of Exercise SLINEX 2022
- Phase 1: The Harbour Phase of Exercise SLINEX 2022 would include professional, cultural, sporting and social exchanges.
- Phase 2: Exercise SLINEX 2022during Sea Phase will include surface and anti-air weapon firing exercises, seamanship evolutions, aviation operations including cross deck flying, advanced tactical manoeuvres and special forces operations at sea.
- These will further enhance the high degree of inter-operability already existing between the two navies.
- Participation: In Exercise SLINEX, Sri Lanka Navy will be represented by SLNS Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel and the Indian Navy by INS Kirch, a guided missile corvette.
- Other participants from the Indian Navy include-
- INS Jyoti, a Fleet support tanker,
- Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH),
- Seaking and Chetak Helicopters and
- Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
- Other participants from the Indian Navy include-
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