NEW DELHI, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Navy conducted its first trilateral exercise with the United States and Japanese navies off the Japanese coast Monday, according to Indo-Asian News Service.

    The guided missile destroyer Mysore, the guided missile corvette Kulthar and the tanker Jyoti participated in the day-long exercise conducted off Yokosuka in Chiba prefecture, an Indian Navy officer said here.

    Two destroyers of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and three vessels of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force also participated in the exercise.

    The other two Indian vessels, the guided missile destroyers Rana and Ranjit, will conclude a five-day exercise with the Chinese Navy off Qingdao coast on Tuesday, the officer said.

    And the five warships will assemble and head for a drill with the Russian Navy off Vladivostok coast from April 22 to 26.

    On the return leg, the Indian ships will exercise with the navies of the Philippines and Vietnam as well.

    The Indian Navy has already engaged with its U.S. counterpart in a bilateral exercise from April 6 to 11.

    "The port calls and the opportunities to engage and exercise with the navies of the region would enable the Indian Navy to gainand share operational and doctrinal expertise and transformational experiences, examine and imbibe international best practices, promote inter-operability, and enhance maritime domain awareness,"Indian Navy assistant chief Rear Admiral Pradeep Chauhan said.