India, France, UAE conclude maiden maritime partnership exercise in Gulf of Oman

Team India Sentinels 11.06am, Friday, June 9, 2023.

Commanders of the units of the Indian, French, and UAE navies that participated in the trilateral drill. (Photo: Indian Navy)

New Delhi: India, France, and the United Arab Emirates have concluded their first-ever trilateral maritime partnership exercise involving their navies, on Thursday. The two-day trilateral drill started on June 7.

According to an Indian Navy release, a wide spectrum of operations at sea, such as surface warfare involving tactical firing, drills for missile engagements, close quarter manoeuvres, advanced air-defence exercise with French Rafale and UAE Dash 8 MPA, helicopter cross-landing operations, drills for replenishment at sea were undertaken by the participating units during the maiden edition of the exercise.

The exercise also saw cross-embarkation of personnel into each other’s vessels to facilitate the exchange of best practices among the sailors of the three navies.

The Navy said: “The exercise has further strengthened the maritime ties between the three navies and enhanced interoperability to address traditional and non-traditional threats in the maritime environment thus ensuring safety of mercantile trade and freedom of navigation at high seas in the region.”


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