India, France conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in Arabian Sea | Daily Current Affairs Dose

India, France conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in Arabian Sea | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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India, France conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in Arabian Sea | Daily Current Affairs Dose

India, France conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 2023: A Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was conducted between French Navy, informally La Royale and Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea.

The Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was conducted on 10 to 11 March 2023.

Indian Navy’s indigenously built guided missile frigate, INS Sahyadri participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with French Navy (FN) ships FS Dixmude, a Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ship and FS La Fayette, a La Fayette Class Frigate, in the Arabian Sea.

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India, France conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX): Aims

The Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) conducted were aimed at enhancing interoperability and streamlining seamanship and communication procedures. The exercise witnessed a wide spectrum of evolutions at sea which included cross deck landings, boarding exercises and seamanship evolutions. 

The seamless conduct of the exercise reaffirmed the interoperability and high level of cooperation between the two navies.

About INS Sahyadri

INS Sahyadri is fitted with state-of –the art weapons and sensors, which makes her capable of detecting and neutralising air, surface and sub-surface threats. The ship is a part of Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam, under operational control of FOCinC (East).

Static Current Affairs related to France for upcoming exams

• Capital city of France: Paris
• Largest city of France: Paris
• Official language of France: French
• President of France: Emmanuel Macron
• Prime Minister of France: Élisabeth Borne
• Currency of France: Euro (€) (EUR), CFP franc

Static Current Affairs related to India for upcoming exams

• President of India: Droupadi Murmu 
• Vice President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi 
• Chief Justice of India: Justice DY Chandrachud
• Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla 
• Capital of India: New Delhi 
• Largest city of India: Mumbai 
• Official languages of India: Hindi / English 
• Currency of India: Indian rupee (₹) (INR) 
• Total Population of India 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 1,352,642,280