The Indian Navy's Delhi-class guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai is taking part in the fourth edition of the multinational exercise La Perouse in which personnel and surface and sub-surface assets from the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Royal Navy, the US Navy, Indonesian Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy and Royal Canadian Navy are participating.
La Perouse aims to develop a common maritime situational awareness by increasing cooperation in areas of maritime surveillance, maritime interdiction operations and air operations along with the conduct of progressive training and information sharing.
Advanced multi-domain exercises including surface warfare, anti-air warfare, air-defence, cross-deck landings and tactical manoeuvres are part of the fourth edition of the event. There will also be constabulary missions such as VBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure) operations.
The exercise offers an opportunity for navies of like-minded countries to develop closer links in planning, coordination and information sharing for enhanced tactical interoperability.
“Participation of Indian Navy in the exercise showcases the high levels of synergy, coordination and interoperability between the like-minded navies and their commitment to a rules-based international order in the maritime domain,” the defence ministry said in a release.
According to the defence ministry, the participation of INS Mumbai in the multinational exercise is in consonance with India's vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) to boost maritime cooperation and collaboration for a safer and secure Indo-Pacific Region.
