IBSAMAR are a series of naval exercises between the navies of India, Brazil and South Africa. The name IBSAMAR is an abbreviation of India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime.[1]

Edition Dates Participants Location References
I 2 - 16 May 2008 South Africa [2]
II 10 - 26 September 2010
  • INS Mysore
  • INS Tabar
  • INS Ganga
  • INS Aditya
  • Niteroi Class frigate
  • SAS Amatola
  • SAS Spioenkop
  • SAS Galeshewe
  • SAS Queen Modjadji I
  • SAS Drakensberg
 South Africa [3]
III 10 - 26 October 2012
  • INS Delhi
  • INS Deepak
  • BNS Barroso
  • SAS Amatola
  • SAS Umzimkulu
  • SAS Queen Modjadji I
 South Africa [4]
IV 20 October - 7 November 2014 Naval Base Simon's Town, South Africa [5]
V 19 - 29 February 2016
  • INS Mumbai
  • INS Trishul
  • INS Shalki
  • BNS Amazonas
  • SAS Spioenkop
 Goa, India [6]
VI 1 - 13 October 2018
  • INS Tarkash
  • INS Kolkata
  • BNS Barroso
  • SAS Amatola
  • SAS Protea
  • SAS Manthatisi
 Simon's Town, South Africa [7]
VII 10 - 12 October 2022
  • INS Tarkash
 Gqeberha, South Africa [8]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Exercise 'IBSAMAR'". Indian Navy. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ^ Khurana, Gurpreet S. "India-Brazil-South Africa 'Tango' at Sea". Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Multi-national exercise between Indian, Brazil and South African Navies: exercise IBSAMAR | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ Martin, Guy (16 October 2012). "Rough seas delay Ibsamar III naval exercise". defenceWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. ^ navaltoday (19 November 2014). "Exercise IBSAMAR IV Comes to an End". Naval Today. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. ^ "'Exercise IBSAMAR' between India, South Africa, Brazil begins on Friday | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "IBSAMAR VI: India, Brazil & SA Navies train to build interoperability". The Financial Express. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. ^ "INDIAN NAVAL SHIP TARKASH REACHES SOUTH AFRICA FOR IBSAMAR VII". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2022.


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