Indian and US Navies held joint submarine hunting exercise in Indian Ocean, imaging Pakistan and Chinese targets

Indian and US Navies held joint submarine hunting exercise in Indian Ocean, imaging Pakistan and Chinese targets

NEW YORK - Indian and US Navies held joint submarine hunting exercise in Indian Ocean, imaging Pakistan and Chinese targets in the Indian Ocean.

Indian and the US Navies have held a joint submarine-hunting exercise in the Indian Ocean, aiming to lay the groundwork for coordinating maritime patrol and reconnaissance, according to the US Navy.

Indian and the US` P-8 anti-submarine aircraft, along with the USS Spruance, a guided-missile destroyer, participated in the anti-submarine warfare training on April 15, a US 7th Fleet press statement issued from Diego Garcia said.

The Indian P-8I Neptune aircraft from the Naval Air Squadron 312 based at Naval Station Rajali in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu, joined the US P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron VP-8 "Fighting Tigers", based in Jacksonville, Florida, in the exercise, the statement said.

"We look forward to developing useful lessons through this engage