{"id":373121,"date":"2026-10-03T16:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373121"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:15:13","slug":"asean-india-maritime-exercise-aime-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/asean-india-maritime-exercise-aime-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Second Edition of AIME-2026 commenced at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 28 September 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373127\" style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-373127\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=352%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026)\" width=\"352\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C665&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?w=1265&amp;ssl=1 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AIME-2026<\/strong> is a <strong>multilateral joint naval exercise.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Participating Members:<\/strong> It is between the<strong> Indian Navy and maritime defence forces of ASEAN Member States.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 Edition:<\/strong> AIME-2026 is the <strong>second edition<\/strong> of the exercise.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>inaugural <\/strong>edition was hosted by<strong> Singapore in May 2023.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is being <strong>conducted at Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines<\/strong>, opening into the <strong>South China Sea\/West Philippine Sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme:<\/strong> The theme is \u201c<strong>Anchored in Trust, United at Sea.<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims to enhance <strong>mutual trust, operational coordination, communication and interoperability<\/strong> among participating maritime forces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indian Naval Participation:<\/strong> From the Indian side, <strong>INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish<\/strong> are participating in AIME-2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two-Phase Exercise:<\/strong> It is conducted in two phases: the <strong>Harbour Phase and the Sea Phase.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Harbour Phase:<\/strong> It includes <strong>Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, sporting and cultural activities, community engagement and Operational Synchronisation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sea Phase:<\/strong> Participating maritime forces will <strong>conduct coordinated maritime exercises and operational serials to strengthen practical cooperation at sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional Engagement:<\/strong> It promotes <strong>professional understanding, operational coordination and sharing of best practices.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Cooperation:<\/strong> It \u00a0supports <strong>India\u2019s Act East Policy<\/strong> and the <strong>vision of MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Second Edition of AIME-2026 commenced at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 28 September 2026. About ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026) AIME-2026 is a multilateral joint naval exercise. Participating Members: It is between the Indian Navy and maritime defence forces of ASEAN Member States. 2026 Edition: AIME-2026 is the second edition of the exercise. The inaugural&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/asean-india-maritime-exercise-aime-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-373121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}