Exercise La Perouse

News: India’s indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai is participating in the 5th edition of exercise La Perouse. 

About Exercise La Perouse

• The naval exercise is being organised in the straits between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean: Malacca, Sunda and Lombok. 
  • These straits constitute important sea lanes of communication, emphasising their economic and strategic significance. 
• The exercise aims to strengthen military safety and develop common maritime situational awareness by enhancing cooperation in the field of maritime surveillance, maritime interdiction operations, air operations. 
• Navies from India, France, Indonesia, Australia, US, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, and Canada are participating in the exercise. 
• The exercise will feature complex multi-domain exercises like surface warfare, anti-air warfare, air defence, cross deck landings and tactical manoeuvres and VBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure) operations.