Passage Exercise (PASSEX)
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: NIE
Context: The Indian Navy and UK Royal Navy conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the North Arabian Sea.
About Passage Exercise (PASSEX):
• What is PASSEX? PASSEX refers to joint naval drills conducted between friendly navies when they cross each other during deployments. It enhances interoperability, communication, and strategic cooperation at sea.
• PASSEX refers to joint naval drills conducted between friendly navies when they cross each other during deployments. It enhances interoperability, communication, and strategic cooperation at sea.
• Host Location: Conducted in the North Arabian Sea, a region of geostrategic importance for global maritime trade and security.
• Participating Nations:
• India: INS Tabar (stealth frigate), a conventional submarine, and P-8I long-range maritime aircraft. United Kingdom: HMS Prince of Wales (aircraft carrier) and HMS Richmond (frigate) of the UK Carrier Strike Group.
• India: INS Tabar (stealth frigate), a conventional submarine, and P-8I long-range maritime aircraft.
• United Kingdom: HMS Prince of Wales (aircraft carrier) and HMS Richmond (frigate) of the UK Carrier Strike Group.
• Objectives of the Exercise:
• Strengthen interoperability between Indian and Royal Navies. Enhance anti-submarine warfare coordination. Conduct tactical manoeuvres and maritime domain awareness operations. Share professional expertise and operational best practices. Demonstrate mutual commitment to Indo-Pacific maritime security.
• Strengthen interoperability between Indian and Royal Navies.
• Enhance anti-submarine warfare coordination.
• Conduct tactical manoeuvres and maritime domain awareness operations.
• Share professional expertise and operational best practices.
• Demonstrate mutual commitment to Indo-Pacific maritime security.
• Key Features: Helicopter control drills and fleet movement: Enable precise coordination between ships and airborne units for swift multi-platform responses. Joint anti-submarine operations: Combine air, surface, and subsurface assets to boost submarine detection and tracking. Officer exchanges: Foster mutual trust and improve interoperability through shared naval experiences. Real-time tactical data sharing: Enhances situational awareness with live encrypted information across platforms. Communication protocol exercises: Test system compatibility for seamless coordination during joint missions.
• Helicopter control drills and fleet movement: Enable precise coordination between ships and airborne units for swift multi-platform responses.
• Joint anti-submarine operations: Combine air, surface, and subsurface assets to boost submarine detection and tracking.
• Officer exchanges: Foster mutual trust and improve interoperability through shared naval experiences.
• Real-time tactical data sharing: Enhances situational awareness with live encrypted information across platforms.
• Communication protocol exercises: Test system compatibility for seamless coordination during joint missions.
• Strategic Importance for India: Strengthens India’s defence diplomacy in Indo-Pacific: Showcases India’s naval reach and strategic alignment with key partners like the UK. Advances India-UK 2030 Roadmap goals: Deepens defence cooperation under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Supports SAGAR vision: Promotes inclusive maritime security through collaborative regional engagement.
• Strengthens India’s defence diplomacy in Indo-Pacific: Showcases India’s naval reach and strategic alignment with key partners like the UK.
• Advances India-UK 2030 Roadmap goals: Deepens defence cooperation under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
• Supports SAGAR vision: Promotes inclusive maritime security through collaborative regional engagement.