Phase two of Exercise Malabar 2020 will take place from Nov. 17 which will see the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group pair up with Indian Navy aircraft carrier Vikramaditya for joint war games.
BAY OF BENGAL (July 17, 2017) Ships from the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy sail in formation, July 17, 2017, in the Bay of Bengal as part of Exercise Malabar 2017. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian Navy, JMSDF and U.S. Navy that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leon Wong)
The Australian and Japanese navies will participate with their destroyers as well.
