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The 'Milan' exercise, to be conducted off Visakhapatnam from February 25 to March 4, will see top naval delegations from around 40 of the over 45 countries invited, ranging from the US, Australia, UK, Japan, South Korea, France and Israel to Russia, Iran, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Oman. At least 14-15 of these countries have already confirmed they will also be sending warships or aircraft for the exercise, sources said on Friday.
“Milan and the President’s Fleet Review (PFR), which will also be held at Vizag on February 21, are two mega events being organized by the Navy to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence,” he added.
As many as 63 Indian warships, three submarines and 57 aircraft will take part in the PFR, which is held once during a President’s tenure and is second only to the Republic Day parade in terms of significance.
Milan is being held at Visakhapatnam for the first time, instead of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands since 1995, because the Navy wanted to accommodate “a much larger number of warships, including destroyers and frigates”, this time. “The scale and complexity of Milan has evolved from basic naval exercises to complex multi-warship exercises in recent editions,” the source said.
“Milan and the President’s Fleet Review (PFR), which will also be held at Vizag on February 21, are two mega events being organized by the Navy to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence,” he added.
As many as 63 Indian warships, three submarines and 57 aircraft will take part in the PFR, which is held once during a President’s tenure and is second only to the Republic Day parade in terms of significance.
Milan is being held at Visakhapatnam for the first time, instead of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands since 1995, because the Navy wanted to accommodate “a much larger number of warships, including destroyers and frigates”, this time. “The scale and complexity of Milan has evolved from basic naval exercises to complex multi-warship exercises in recent editions,” the source said.
