Quad Navies to undertake Ex-Malabar 2021

• 13 Aug 2021

The Navies of Quad countries (India, the US, Japan and Australia) will conduct the annual Malabar naval exercises, from August 21, off the coast of Guam, in the Indo-Pacific.

• The harbour phase of the Malabar naval exercises will take place from August 21 to 24, 2021. The sea phase of the exercise will be held on August 25 to 29, 2021.
• Originally begun in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the United States, the exercise was expanded in 2007 with the participation of Japan, Singapore and Australia. Japan became a permanent partner in 2015. Australia participated in the exercise again in 2020.