
New Delhi, Nov 17: The second phase of the power packed Malabar naval exercise by India, US and Australia will kickoff today.
The naval exercise will take place with two aircraft carrier battle groups and other warships in the Arabian Sea starting tomorrow. India will be deploying its 44,500 tonne INS Vikramaditya with the MiG-29K fighter jets. The US will be fielding its 100,000 tonne nuclear powered USS Nimitz carrier for the four day Phase-II of the Malabar Exercise.