Cadex 2009

Cadex 2009 was a military training exercise involving the Indian Navy, Sri Lanka Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. The three-day-long training exercise was held from 6 October to 8 October 2009. Training exercises between the two countries had been held annually, but this had been delayed because of the Sri Lankan Civil War.[1] It was also the first training exercise between the two navies since the end of the war.[2][3]

The Indian vessels that participated in the Cadex 2009 exercises were INS Shardul, a landing ship tank of the India Navy and INCGS Varuna, an offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Coast Guard. The offshore patrol vessels SLNS Sayura and SLNS Samudura, along with the transport vessel A521 were the participating vessels from the Sri Lanka Navy.[4]

  1. ^ Jalaldeen, Rafik (7 October 2009). "Lankan-Indian Navies on training exercise". Daily News. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  2. ^ Palakidnar, Ananth (11 October 2009). "Cadex-2009 showcases Indo-Lanka Naval rapport". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference island was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka and India Navy conduct joint naval training exercise". Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2009.