India, Japan, the USA, and Australia have commenced their first 'Malabar Naval Exercise' off Australia.

• The exercise started on August 11 and will continue until August 22. It will witness the participation of the Quad navies (India, Australia, Japan, USA) in the mega-international event.
• The Indian Navy shared visuals of the exercise on Friday (August 11) and said, "India, USA, Japan, and Australia multilateral naval exercise will witness high-intensity operations in all three domains of warfare."
• India's indigenous frontline warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata are participating in the exercise along with ships and aircraft from the US Navy (USN), the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).