AMAN (Urdu: امن, English: Peace) is a series of multilateral naval exercises hosted by the Pakistan Navy, with amiable regional and international navies to improve communication and cooperation. The biennial event includes professional exercises and seminars, social events, and sports matches between participating nations. One of the Pakistan Navy's biggest events, the exercise is performed every two years to demonstrate its commitment to making waters safe for the benefit of human activity, while at the same time inviting navies from inside and outside the area. Exercise objectives The exercise is planned with focused objectives that include: promoting a favorable image of Pakistan as a nation that helps to maintain peace and stability in the region. strengthening Pakistan Navy's standing in the local maritime industry. improving communication between regional and extra regional fleets, serving as a link between them. demonstrating Pakistan's shared will to combat maritime crimes and terrorism. Editions AMAN was first held in March 2007. Since then, the event has been held biennially except for 2015. AMAN-07 The first exercise took place in March 2007. Twenty-eight nations took part in AMAN-07 with naval assets and 29 observers, while 14 ships each from China, the UK, Italy, France, Malaysia, and Bangladesh attended the exercise. Teams of SOF/EOD from Bangladesh, the United States, and Turkey also took part. AMAN-09 The second AMAN series exercise took place in March 2009. Thirty-four observers and 24 nations participated in the exercise, which included 14 ships from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Malaysia, Australia, and Bangladesh, as well as two P-3C aircraft from Japan. Moreover, SOF/EOD units from China, the United States, Turkey, Nigeria, and Bangladesh took part in the exercise. AMAN-11 The third exercise in the AMAN series took place from March 2011. Twenty-eight nations participated in this drill with 43 observers and naval assets. A total of 11 ships from the following countries participated: Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. During the exercise, three aircraft from Australia and Japan as well as three Marine SOF/EOD teams from China, Turkey, and the United States took part. AMAN-13 AMAN-13, the fourth exercise in the AMAN series, took place 4 – 8 March 2013. A total of 29 countries participated in this exercise, which included 12 foreign ships, two Japanese P3Cs, nine SOF/EOD teams, five senior officers from participating navies, and 36 observers. AMAN-17 AMAN-17 was carried out