The 10th edition of exercise SLINEX-23 is scheduled at Colombo.
Key details:
- It is a bilateral maritime exercise between India-Sri Lanka.
- The exercise is being conducted in two phases:
- the Harbour Phase
- a Sea Phase.
- Indian Navy is being represented by INS Kiltan, an indigenous Kamorta class ASW corvette and INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel.
- The previous edition of SLINEX was conducted off Visakhapatnam in 2022.
SLINEX aims at:
- enhancing interoperability,
- improving mutual understanding
- exchanging best practices while jointly undertaking multi-faceted maritime operations.
SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB