India-Bangladesh CORPAT

• 23 May 2022

The fourth edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) is being carried out in the Northern Bay of Bengal from 22-23 May 2022.

• Under this Exercise, Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy units will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
• The last IN-BN CORPAT was conducted in October 2020.
• Two indigenously built IN Ships - Kora, a guided-missile corvette and Sumedha, an offshore patrol vessel are participating in the exercise along with Bangladesh Navy Ships BNS Ali Haider and BNS Abu Ubaidah.
• In addition, Maritime Patrol Aircraft of both navies would also be participating in the Coordinated Patrol.