{"id":128806,"date":"2026-10-13T14:25:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=128806"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:55:52","slug":"exercise-ibsamar-ix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-ibsamar-ix\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise IBSAMAR IX"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise IBSAMAR IX Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarkash deployed in South Africa to participate in the ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR) Exercise 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise IBSAMAR IX<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a joint <\/span><b>multinational maritime exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted <\/span><b>between Indian, Brazilian, and South African Navy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBSAMAR has <\/span><b>been conducted biennially since 2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) framework.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Theme:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The theme of IBSAMAR IX is <\/span><b>Stronger Together Towards a Shared Future in the Maritime Domain.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to promote <\/span><b>collective maritime security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and preparedness to <\/span><b>address maritime challenges.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Participating Warships and Aircraft: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Navy is participating with <\/span><b>INS Tarkash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, accompanied by an <\/span><b>integral Chetak helicopter.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exercise will cover a broad spectrum of maritime operations, including <\/span><b>surface warfare, anti-air warfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>anti-submarine warfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, naval air operations, maritime interdiction, Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS), anti-piracy operations, search and rescue, damage control and firefighting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key facts about INS Tarkash<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a frontline <\/span><b>guided-missile stealth frigate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the second of three <\/span><b>Talwar-class guided missile frigates.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> designed and built in Russia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Talwar-class guided missile frigates are modified versions of the <\/span><b>Krivak III-class frigate.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>built by the Yantar shipyard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Kaliningrad, Russia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was commissioned into <\/span><b>Indian Navy service on 9 November 2012<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Kaliningrad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Speed: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With maximum speed in excess of <\/span><b>30 knots, a range of 4,500 miles or 30 days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2322377&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise IBSAMAR IX is a joint multinational maritime exercise conducted between Indian, Brazilian, and South African Navy. 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