Indian Navy to hold MILAN-2024 from February 19

The 12th edition of the Multilateral Naval Exercise – 2024 (MILAN) will be held at Visakhapatnam from 19 to 27 February. The event will witness the largest-ever participation by over 50 countries and nearly 20 ships from friendly nations and involve large-force manoeuvres, advanced air defence operations, Anti-submarine warfare and Anti-surface warfare operations. The harbour phase of MILAN 24 will comprise of International Maritime Seminar, City Parade at RK Beach, Swavlamban Exhibition, Subject Matter Expert Exchange and Milan of Young Officers. Ships, Maritime patrol aircraft and submarines of Friendly Foreign Countries would participate in the sea phase along with Indian Navy units. Indian Navy is likely to deploy both its aircraft carriers — INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant — at the Eastern seaboard in Visakhapatnam during the exercise.