{"id":374298,"date":"2026-10-23T17:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374298"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:01:16","slug":"simbex-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/simbex-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"SIMBEX-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The 33rd edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-2026) is being held at Visakhapatnam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About SIMBEX-2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/2026\/oct\/Pic%283%29_20261021230620_00986e.jpeg?resize=410%2C273&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SIMBEX-2026\" width=\"410\" height=\"273\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>being held from 21 to 26 Oct 2026 at Visakhapatnam.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hosted by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being hosted by India<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Edition: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the <\/span><b>33rd edition of the exercise<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> first edition of the exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was conducted in<\/span><b> 1994.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Frequency: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is conducted <\/span><b>annually.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims<\/span><b> to strengthen professional ties, mutual understanding and operational interoperability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the two Navies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bilateral maritime engagement between the <\/span><b>Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It involves participation of the<\/span><b> Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) ship RSS Supreme and Indian Navy ships INS Nilgiri and INS Kamorta.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Phases of the exercise: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be conducted in two phases.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Harbour Phase <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which will include professional interactions, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEEs), cross-deck visits, sporting engagements, and planning conferences.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Sea Phase in the Bay of Bengal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will feature maritime operations and tactical exercises, including Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), anti-surface and anti-air warfare drills, seamanship evolutions, and tactical manoeuvres.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other exercise with Singapore:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-bold-kurukshetra\/\"><strong>Bold Kurukshetra<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/joint-exercise-agni-warrior-with-singapore-armed-forces-concludes-at-devlali-maharashtra\/\"><strong>Agni Warrior<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 33rd edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-2026) is being held at Visakhapatnam.\u00a0 About SIMBEX-2026 It is a Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise.\u00a0 Location: It is being held from 21 to 26 Oct 2026 at Visakhapatnam.\u00a0 Hosted by: It is being hosted by India. 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