With the objective of securing crucial sea lanes in the Indian Ocean region, Indian and Indonesian Navies on Tuesday began the 17-day-long Co-ordinated Patrol(CORPAT)exercise from Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
This is the 29th series of joint patrol with Indonesian Navy ship KRI Sutedi Senoputra arriving in Port Blair along with an Indonesian maritime patrol aircraft. The co-ordinated patrol started in 2002 and is held twice a year.
Apart from securing the trade sea route, the CORPAT also serves to enhance mutual understanding and inter-operability between the two navies.