U.S Navy • Destroyer Live-Fire Gunnery • Indian Ocean

U.S Navy

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) participates in a live-fire gunnery exercise (GUNEX) with ships for multiple nations during Malabar 2020. Malabar is an India-led multinational exercise designed to enhance cooperation between Indian Navy (IN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. maritime forces. Australian, Indian, Japanese and American maritime forces routinely operate together in the Indo-Pacific, fostering a cooperative approach toward regional security and stability.