Navy’s Exercise Milan: Participation of 40 Nations
The Navy’s Milan 2022 exercise, the largest-ever edition of the exercise, will begin in Vishakhapatnam on 25th February, with participation from 40 countries, including all major navies from around the world.
The biennial exercise, held every four years, will last nine days, with the harbour phase beginning on 25th February and the sea phase beginning on March 1. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the exercise was cancelled. Milan, a multilateral exercise, began in 1995 with only four countries participating: Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
It had previously been held at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, but due to the large number of participants this time, it was moved to the Eastern Naval Command, which has more sea room. The Navy said in a statement on February 23rd that this year’s theme is ‘Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration,’ and that it “aims to project India as a responsible maritime power to the world at large.”
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