The plans for the exercise were not revealed until the day the Indian cadets arrived in Sri Lanka.
[6] Cadex 2009 was intended to provide an opportunity for the Sri Lankan cadets to train on board Indian ships and to "enhance and exchange knowledge".
The Sri Lanka Navy also took media personnel aboard the SLNS Hansaya to report the exercise.
The exercises included a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) training for the Sri Lanka Navy's Special Boat Squadron,[3] and helicopter landings aboard the Shardul and Sayura.
[5] This friction is even stronger after alleged attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka Navy on January 12, 2011 near Tamil Nadu.