The Australian Air Force’s long-range maritime patrol aircraft P-8A landed at INS Rajali Naval air station in Tamil Nadu for the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise with Indian Navy P-8I aircraft which is being held from June 30-July 6. The drills are part of ongoing exercises aimed at promoting interoperability especially in the subsurface domain.
Maritime Domain Awareness, Subsurface Domain Awareness and ASW have been major focus areas for the Quad group of countries comprising India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. in the backdrop of rapid expansion of Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean Region.
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