Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): The Indian and US militaries concluded a three-day joint humanitarian assistance exercise on Thursday at India's Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.

Seoul [South Korea], May 25 (ANI): North Korea on Wednesday fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Wednesday held discussions with Admiral John C Aquilino, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command in New Delhi.

Hawaii [US], April 13 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (local time) reached Honolulu in Hawaii for his visit to the headquarters of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).

Military commanders in the Pacific have developed a software tool to predict how the Chinese government will react to US actions in the region such as military sales, US-backed military activity, and even congressional visits to hotspots such as Taiwan. During a visit to the US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii on Tuesday, Deputy Secretary of […]

Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The US Indo-Pacific Command has expressed grief over the passing away of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika, and the others who died in the tragic accident caused by a chopper crash.

New Delhi Aug 26 PTI The high-voltage Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries -- India the US Australia and Japan -- began on Thursday off the coast of Guam in the backdrop of the resolve by the four nations to work towards a free and open Indo-Pacific in view of Chinas expansionist behaviour in the regionA range of complex drills involving warships aircraft and helicopters will be carried out during the four-day exercise which is being hosted by the US Navy in the Western Pacific officials saidThe Indian Navy has deployed its stealth frigate INS Shivalik anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt and a fleet of P8I maritime surveillance aircraft they saidThe 25th edition of the Malabar exercise is taking place in the midst of growing convergence of interests in the maritime domain among the four Quad countriesMalabar-21 would witness complex exercises including anti-surface anti-air and anti-submarine warfare drill and other manoeuvres and tactical exercises The exercise will provide an opportunity for participating navies to derive benefit from each others expertise and experiences Indian Navy Spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal saidIn an interactive session at the Observer Research Foundation ORF Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command Admiral John Aquilino on Wednesday spoke about key challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and delved into Chinas rapid military build-up including in the maritime domainAdmiral Aquilino also hinted at the possibility of increasing the number of participants at the Malabar naval exercise if leaders of the four participating countries concur with itFollowing Indias invitation Australia participated in the Malabar exercise last year that effectively made it a drill by all four member nations of the QuadChina has been suspicious about the purpose of the Malabar exercise as it feels that the annual wargame is an effort to contain its influence in the Indo-Pacific regionThe Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean Japan became a permanent member of the exercise in 2015 This annual exercise was conducted off the coast of Guam in 2018 and off the coast of Japan in 2019Last year the exercise was hosted in two phases in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian SeaThere have been mounting global concerns over Chinas growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific regionIndia the US Australia Japan and many other like-minded countries are working towards ensuring a free open and inclusive Indo-Pacific PTI MPB DV DV

New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command has said that China's military expansion, the largest military build-up in history since the second world war, is a cause of major concern.