The most recent edition of Milan was held at Port Blair from 6-13 March 2018 . Sixteen foreign nations participated in the event . Milan was first held in 1995 . Since then , the event has been held biennially except for 2001 , 2005 , and 2016 . The 2001 and 2016 editions were not held because of the International Fleet Review , while the 2005 event was postponed to 2006 due to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . The following lists every edition of Milan and the countries that participated in the edition . Countries participating for the first time are in '' italics '' . ''
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Milan (naval exercise)