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• The Indian Navy (IN) has announced that it would be participating in the Second Phase of Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar along with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the United States Navy (USN). 
• The exercise is being conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 12 – 15 Oct 2021. 
• First Phase of the exercise was conducted in the Phillipines Sea from 26 – 29 Aug 2021.
• The Indian Navy’s participation includes INS Ranvijay, INS Satpura, P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft and a Submarine. The US Navy will be represented by the Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson along with two destroyers, USS Lake Champlain and USS Stockdale. The JMSDF will be represented by JS Kaga and JS Murasame. Whilst, the Royal Australian Navy will be represented by HMAS Ballarat and HMAS Sirius.

Reference:

1. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1762720