SEA VIGIL 21

Jan. 12, 2021

The second edition of the biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-21’ will be conducted on 12-13 January 2021.

About:

  • The exercise, inaugural edition of which was conducted in January 2019; will be undertaken along the entire 7516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India.

  • It will involve all the 13 coastal States and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including the fishing and coastal communities.

  • The exercise is being coordinated by the Indian Navy.

  • The exercise is a build up towards the major Theatre level exercise TROPEX [Theatre-level Readiness Operational Exercise] which Indian Navy conducts every two years.

  • SEA VIGIL and TROPEX together will cover the entire spectrum of maritime security challenges, including transition from peace to conflict.

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