U.S. Navy, 50 Partners Start International Maritime Exercise IMX 2023

IMX 2023
Infographic depicting information for International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE 23). (U.S. Army graphic by Sgt. Brandon Murphy)
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) commenced the Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, Feb. 26.
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US Navy press release

Known as International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2023, the multinational event is combined with Cutlass Express, which is led by Naval Forces Europe-Africa. Both will involve more than 50 partner-nations and international organizations operating in the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and East African coastal regions.

Additionally, the combined exercise will include 7,000 personnel, 35 ships and more than 30 unmanned and artificial intelligence systems.

Participants will focus on five main areas: combined command and control, maritime security, mine countermeasures, unmanned systems and artificial intelligence integration, and global health.

IMX and Cutlass Express are scheduled to end March 16 and 17, respectively. This is the eighth iteration of IMX since the exercise was established in 2012.

IMX 2023 Participant List

IMX 2023
Infographic depicting the list of scheduled participants for International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE 23). (U.S. Army graphic by Sgt. Brandon Murphy)

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