<P> Rear Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet (FOCWF), noted: </P> <Dl> <Dd> "This greatly enhances our two navies' interoperability, which is very important to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions, as well as issues of maritime security and piracy ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "This greatly enhances our two navies' interoperability, which is very important to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions, as well as issues of maritime security and piracy ." </Dd> <P> The US Navy was represented by the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN - 76)'s Carrier Strike Group Seven . In addition, one submarine, USS Springfield (SSN - 761), and one P3C Orion aircraft also participated in the exercise . Joining Carrier Group Seven were the fast combat support ship Bridge and the nuclear - powered fast - attack submarine Springfield and a P - 3C maritime patrol aircraft . Indian naval units included guided - missile destroyers Mumbai and Rana; the guided - missile frigates Talwar, Godavari, Brahmaputra, and Betwa; the replenishment tanker Aditya; and a Shishumar - class diesel - electric submarine . </P>

Naval excercise conducted jointly by india and singapur