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Navies of India and Oman will conduct joint exercise code named Naseem Al Bahar off Oman from December 11 16. This will be the seventh Indo-Oman bilateral Naval exercise.
Two Indian warships, guided missile frigate Ganga and stealth frigate Talwar will participate in the bilateral exercise. The Royal Navy of Oman task force would comprise the corvette Qahir Al Amwaaj with a helicopter, the missile boat Al Batnah, coastal resupply vessel Al Maded and landing ship Temsah. Several aircraft from Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) will also take part in the exercise, including maritime patrol aircraft and Jaguars.
A press release issued by the Indian Defence Ministry on Dec. 8 said, The Naseem Al Bahr series of bilateral Naval exercises is a significant facet of the growing co-operation between India and Oman. This series of exercises between the Navies of the two nations commenced in 1993 and has grown in scope and complexity over the years. Six exercises conducted thus far have met the underlying aims of facilitating mutual learning and cross pollination of best practices. A wide range of exercises would be conducted during the sea exercise phase.
Based on a comprehensive defence MoU signed by the defence ministers of the two nations in Dec 2005, India and Oman both desire to strengthen their Naval co-operation which has already proven to be robust and not restricted to the Naseem Al Bahr series alone, added the press release.
India, Oman Navies To Conduct Joint Exercise | India Defence Online
Two Indian warships, guided missile frigate Ganga and stealth frigate Talwar will participate in the bilateral exercise. The Royal Navy of Oman task force would comprise the corvette Qahir Al Amwaaj with a helicopter, the missile boat Al Batnah, coastal resupply vessel Al Maded and landing ship Temsah. Several aircraft from Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) will also take part in the exercise, including maritime patrol aircraft and Jaguars.
A press release issued by the Indian Defence Ministry on Dec. 8 said, The Naseem Al Bahr series of bilateral Naval exercises is a significant facet of the growing co-operation between India and Oman. This series of exercises between the Navies of the two nations commenced in 1993 and has grown in scope and complexity over the years. Six exercises conducted thus far have met the underlying aims of facilitating mutual learning and cross pollination of best practices. A wide range of exercises would be conducted during the sea exercise phase.
Based on a comprehensive defence MoU signed by the defence ministers of the two nations in Dec 2005, India and Oman both desire to strengthen their Naval co-operation which has already proven to be robust and not restricted to the Naseem Al Bahr series alone, added the press release.
India, Oman Navies To Conduct Joint Exercise | India Defence Online
