Images From Indo-US Naval Exercise Malabar

Destroyer INS Ranvir passes USS Carl Vinson with F-18 Hornet
Corvette INS Kulish passes destroyer USS Hasley
Indian and US warships in a passage formation
Indian frigate INS Satpura passes USS Carl Vinson 
Destroyer INS Ranvijay with USS Carl Vinson
Fleet tanker INS Shakti with USS Carl Vinson

Fleet tanker INS Shakti with USS Carl Vinson
Destroyer INS Ranvijay with cruiser USS Bunker Hill
From top: USS Bunker Hill, INS Shakti, USNS Bridge, INS Ranvir
Frigate INS Satpura passes USS Carl Vinson
Indian MARCOS aboard destroyer USS Hasley
E-2 Hawkeye from USS Carl Vinson
Indian Ka-31 anti-sub chopper lands on USS Hasley
Indian, US Navy units in formation
Submarine USS Louisville with Indian, US Navy units in formation

The ships involved in Exercise Malabar 2012 were Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey and Supply-class fast combat support and logistics ship USNS Bridge. Los Angeles-class nuclear fast attack submarine USS Louisville, Lockheed-Martin P3C Orion and Northrop-Grumman E-2 Hawkeye AEW aircraft were also fielded. The Indian Navy fielded indigenously-built Project 17 stealth frigate INS Satpura, Kashin-class guided missile destroyers INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay, guided missile corvette INS Kulish and fleet replenishment tanker INS Shakti


Photos / U.S. Navy

5 thoughts on “Images From Indo-US Naval Exercise Malabar”

  1. With China threatning Philipines excersies of this sort will be a common site also it will be interesting to see what role the US and its allies will play if a conflict will arize

  2. I believe these kind of existences are really good for India, US and in fact the world politics (diplomacy)at large. The reason i am telling this is, with China's rise comes military threat to Asia, which makes sense for like minded democratic countries like USA and India to get closer. I believe US will make a much better ally to India than Russia in the future as Chino-Russian relationship is getting closer these days.

    These kind of joint exercises are good stepping stones for a good relationship to help establish Indo-US partnership. Believe me when I say, US wants Indian support more than India needs US support.

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