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Malabar 2017: Joint naval drill of India, US, Japan shows spectacular force

The naval exercises run through July 17 and involve ships and aircraft from all three countries.

By :  arka sengupta
Update: 2017-07-20 07:41 GMT
A week-long joint naval exercise between India, Japan and United States that took place last week, involved ships and aircraft from all three nations. (Photo: Indian Navy Twitter)
India welcomed thousands of US sailors who will build upon our countries' strong relationship and forge new friendships. (Photo: Indian Navy Twitter)
India, Japan and the United States demonstrated their naval prowess and full-fledged commitment to address common maritime challenges. (Photo: Indian Navy Twitter)
Concerns over China rapidly modernizing and enlarging its Navy, and ongoing tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, has led to an uptick of allied naval exercises like Malabar 2017. (Photo: Indian Navy Twitter)
The sea-based exercise includes a guided-missile cruiser and three destroyers, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, and a land-based P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol craft. (Photo: Indian Navy Twitter)
Malabar 2017 involves both shore exchanges on naval doctrine and interoperability between the three navies, including operating with carrier strike groups and coordinating communications. (Photo: Indian Navy Twitter)
Malabar 2017, running from July 7-17, is the latest in a series of yearly exercises that have grown in scope and complexity in recent years to confront potential threats in the Indo-Asian maritime theater. (Photo: Indian Navy Twitter)
The naval exercises run through July 17 and involve ships and aircraft from all three countries.

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