If I had to take bets over who was going to be the next military superpower, my money is on the Indians over the Chinese.
By 2003 and 2004, however, Malabar participants included such advanced American platforms as the USS Alexandria (SSN-757), a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine...
BTW, as a complete non-sequitur, did you know the official spelling of Alexandria in Egypt is now Al Iskandariyah? All these years we all thought it was named after Alexander the Great, and it turns out it was some dumb-ass Arabic name all along. Who knew?
I wonder how long it will be before the far-Lefty City Council of Alexandria, VA changes the spelling of their city's name to follow suit...
I always called Alexandria, VA “Alahandria.” I think the council would go for that.
Iskandar is “Alexander” in Arabic. Alexander the Great was also called “Sikandar” in Persian.