Japanese Navy conducts joint exercises with UAE Navy
The Mine Sweeper Tender “Bungo” and the Mine Sweeper Ocean “Yaeyama” will participate in the exercise from the Japanese side. Approximately 220 personnel are on board these vessels. The vessels have been anchored at Jebel Ali Port since Thursday.
The joint exercise will be conducted in line with the common vision of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. After their meeting in Tokyo in February this year, they announced the joint statement entitled “The concrete efforts for strengthening the comprehensive partnership between Japan and UAE — Towards stability and prosperity”. The Japanese minesweepers will also participate in the third International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) in the waters around Arabian Peninsula from October 27 to November 13.
Japans mine sweepers, UAE Navy to conduct joint drill - Khaleej Times
The Mine Sweeper Tender “Bungo” and the Mine Sweeper Ocean “Yaeyama” will participate in the exercise from the Japanese side. Approximately 220 personnel are on board these vessels. The vessels have been anchored at Jebel Ali Port since Thursday.
The joint exercise will be conducted in line with the common vision of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. After their meeting in Tokyo in February this year, they announced the joint statement entitled “The concrete efforts for strengthening the comprehensive partnership between Japan and UAE — Towards stability and prosperity”. The Japanese minesweepers will also participate in the third International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) in the waters around Arabian Peninsula from October 27 to November 13.
Japans mine sweepers, UAE Navy to conduct joint drill - Khaleej Times



