ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
- Exercise Malabar 2015 will see Japan’s participation in a naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal after eight years, but Australia will not be participating.
- Exercise Malabar is a bilateral naval exercise involving the United States and India. Participation has been expanded in some years to include Japan, Australia and/or Singapore.
- The annual Malabar series began in 1992, and includes diverse activities, ranging from fighter combat operations from aircraft carriers, through Maritime Interdiction Operations Exercises.
- 2014 Malabar exercise were held at Sasebo naval base in Japan.