India, France, and the UAE have completed their maiden maritime partnership exercise
- Press Information Bureau
- June 12, 2023
With the successful completion of the first-ever trilateral maritime partnership exercise between the three navies from June 7-8, 2023, trilateral cooperation between India, France, and the UAE reached another historical milestone.
The participating units conducted a wide range of maritime operations during the exercise's first iteration, including surface warfare involving tactical firing and drills for missile engagements, close-quarter manoeuvres, an advanced air defence exercise with French Rafale and UAE Dash 8 MPA, helicopter cross landing operations, and replenishment at sea drills.
The exercise included the cross-deployment of employees, which encouraged the sharing of best practices.
The exercise has furthered the marine connections between the navies and improved interoperability to confront both conventional and novel threats in the maritime environment, hence ensuring the safety of mercantile trade and freedom of navigation at high seas in the region.
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