Pak-Saudi joint naval exercise from tomorrow

[Jango]

... Pakistan Navy Maritime Special Warfare (MSW) Group, ...

Can anybody kindly shed some light on this group?

 

[Jango]

There was a video of the exercise on TV< and a Saudi naval officer had a black uniform, like the Armoured Corp SD in PA.

Is this the usual uniform for Saudi navy?

 

[S.Y.A]

There was a video of the exercise on TV< and a Saudi naval officer had a black uniform, like the Armoured Corp SD in PA.

Is this the usual uniform for Saudi navy?

yes i saw some Saudi officers in PNEC wearing the same uniform in December

 

[Imran Khan]

Potent Navy is Need of Hour: Naval Chief

During Joint Exercise NASEEM AL BAHR between Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces, ongoing in North Arabian Sea, an impressive demonstration of Live Weapons Firing by ships and aircraft was conducted today.

Admiral M Asif Sandila, Chief of The Naval Staff along with Royal Saudi Naval Force&#8217;s Western Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Ibrahim Othman Al Delaijan witnessed this mega event and professional display of various other maritime maneuvers at sea. This weapon firing was the culminating event of a weeklong sea phase of the exercise.

The overall exercise included a wide range of operational maneuvers encompassing major facets of maritime warfare particularly operations related to counter terrorism, convoy protection, anti-air, anti-submarine, mine countermeasure and intelligence based operations conducted in multi-threat environment. The current exercise which is 10th in the series, involved participation of four Royal Saudi Navy ships, aircrafts, Special Operating Forces and Marines besides participation of Pakistan Navy Destroyers/Frigates, Missile boats, Fleet Tanker, Submarine, Mine Hunters and Naval Aviation units. Special Operating Force and Marines in addition to Fighter Aircraft from Pakistan Air force also participated in the exercise.

Admiral Sandila during his stay onboard said that, to deal with the emerging challenges on the maritime scene, seafaring nations need to collaborate and assist in protecting each other&#8217;s interests in a cooperative manner. In this context, Terrorism and piracy; being global challenges, demand a collective and coordinated response among all stakeholders as no single country can eliminate this menace single handedly.

He stressed that a potent and effective Navy is the need of the hour. Government of Pakistan despite resource constraints is making all the efforts to equip Pakistan Navy so that it can effectively guard the national maritime interests at Sea. &#8216;I feel it is important for national and global economy that a legitimate maritime order is maintained at seas. He emphasized that Pakistan Navy&#8217;s out reach to regional and global navies in respect of defence collaboration is a manifestation of Government&#8217;s Foreign Policy Objectives. The Chief of the Naval Staff expressed satisfaction on successful conduct of exercise and appreciated strengthening of maritime cooperation between Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also thanked Royal Saudi Naval Forces for their active participation in Exercise NASEEM AL BAHR. The spirited participation by RSNF units in the exercise is a clear manifestation of common professional working culture and strong foundation of brotherly relations that exist between the two nations since decades.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Any pics or vid'z??? of this excercise???

ARY News showed the conclusion ceremony with the Naval chiefs of both countries on one of the vassels. there was missile firing on the last day and I noticed the Al Rayadh class (stealth) frigates firing the missiles.

ISLAMABAD: During Joint Exercise Naseem Al Bahr between Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces, ongoing in North Arabian Sea, an impressive demonstration of Live Weapons Firing by ships and aircraft was conducted on Saturday. A Pakistan Navy press release said that Admiral M. Asif Sandila, Chief of the Naval Staff, along with Royal Saudi Naval Force’s Western Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Othman Al Delaijan, witnessed this mega event and professional display of various other maritime manoeuvres at sea.

This Weapon Firing was the culminating event of a week-long sea phase of the Exercise.

The overall Exercise included a wide range of operational manoeuvres encompassing major facets of maritime warfare particularly operations related to counter terrorism, convoy protection, anti-air, anti-submarine, mine counter measure and intelligence based operations conducted in multi-threat environment.

The current Exercise which is 10th in the series, involved participation of four Royal Saudi Navy Ships, Aircraft, Special Operating Forces (SOFs) and Marines, besides participation of Pakistan Navy Destroyers/ Frigates, Missile Boats, Fleet Tanker, Submarine, Mine Hunters, Naval Aviation units, Special Operating Forces (SOFs) and Marines.
Pak-Saudi joint Naval exercise concludes

 

[Armstrong]

I would rephrase them as Zionists. they are a wicked bunch who are blackmailing the west in the name of Nazi atrocities on innocent Jews. I am no mind reader but in their hearts they must be thanking their lucky stars for what Hitlers henchmen did and thus gave these Zionists the reason to sit on the neck of Europe and cause a perpetual conflict with the east which had no role, no say or no power over what was done by the Nazis. I didnt mean to defile this fine thread with the usual zionist stories but they are sure to pop up whenever we talk about the Middle East. that said, there are good stories as well among the Arabian counties.

its been a good learning experience for me specially with the help of our Arab members who have broken the stereo type we have. with your effective government and focused pursuit of knowledge and technology, you might be the leading country among the Muslims one day.
why that a surprise I ask myself and others? think Arabs when you think of the following names

Jabar Bin Hayan, Yahwa Bin Mansoor, Al Keemya, Al Jabr Wal Moqabila, Decimal system, eye surgery during European dark ages...

re submarines, if a certain partnership is agreed in sub building and engineers and technicians are cross trained then it will help a long in long way.

Yeah but one can't help but admire them Zionists !

Against overwhelming odds they managed to galvanize themselves into One Nation & then continued to not only defend it viciously but strengthen it & progress forwards much...much farther ahead than a whole plethora of countries in the world.

They are an educated & smart lot who've persevered long & hard under precarious & unfavorable conditions to achieve much that one can admire & respect if not appreciate & applaud.

Whoever they are & whatever their vices (and they are many) - They got their act together beautifully a long...long time ago whilst we've been crying 'Betrayal, Treachery & the other's Hypocrisy' long before even my Grandfather was born !

Iqbal could never have been more right & painfully so when he defined us Muslims as :

The Tou Aaba Woh Tumhare Hi, Magar Tum Kya Ho?
Hath Par Hath Dhare Muntazir-e-Farda Ho!

These were your great progenitors; You lack their brain and brawn;
You sit and wait in slothful ease for every morrow’s dawn.



ON TOPIC :

So was this more of a Counter-Terrorism Exercise which involved Naval Commandos from both sides or were there some proper ship-to-ship drills too to improve each other's performance ?

 

[Irfan Baloch]

ON TOPIC :

So was this more of a Counter-Terrorism Exercise which involved Naval Commandos from both sides or were there some proper ship-to-ship drills too to improve each other's performance ?

yes they were
the last days of the exercise included missile firing. now its not clear if those missiles were cruise missiles fired at supposed terrorist hideouts or if they were meant for enemy vessels.

both navies wont be sending multi billion worth of naval vessels if its just counter terrorism exercise.

the Naseem Al Bahr Exercise between the two navies has evolved over a decade and this was the tenth, hence the name Naseem Al Bahr X. the Saudi Admiral is former PN graduate by the way.

the exercise has evolved over time and this was at a very advanced level. in short for easier reading

* It included surface, sub level, air , intel , mine clearing operations & training
* counter terrorism & convey protection from piracy was just one of the many elements
*it progressed from seminars, tactical planning to actual live training at surface, below surface & in the air.
*PAF was alo involved in exercise.

 

[Patriots]

Good Work !!!

 

[Sinnerman108]

yes they were
the last days of the exercise included missile firing. now its not clear if those missiles were cruise missiles fired at supposed terrorist hideouts or if they were meant for enemy vessels.

both navies wont be sending multi billion worth of naval vessels if its just counter terrorism exercise.

the Naseem Al Bahr Exercise between the two navies has evolved over a decade and this was the tenth, hence the name Naseem Al Bahr X. the Saudi Admiral is former PN graduate by the way.

the exercise has evolved over time and this was at a very advanced level. in short for easier reading

* It included surface, sub level, air , intel , mine clearing operations & training
* counter terrorism & convey protection from piracy was just one of the many elements
*it progressed from seminars, tactical planning to actual live training at surface, below surface & in the air.
*PAF was alo involved in exercise.

This is an old picture and has been quoted in other threads before.

 

[Kompromat]

Kingdom and Pakistan should set up a high tech training facility for joint training like the one in jordan. It will be a win win for both sides.
@Mosamania

 

[Mosamania]

Kingdom and Pakistan should set up a high tech training facility for joint training like the one in jordan. It will be a win win for both sides.
@Mosamania

An advanced special forces training centre has already been opened in KSA some 7 months ago. It is a mountain warfare one however.

 

[Kompromat]

@Mosamania Pictures will be appreciated.

 

[Zarvan]

@Mosamania Pictures will be appreciated.

I was watching PTV news and it told that all the current officers of Saudi Navy the Admirals and some in lower rank are trained by Pakistan Naval Academy exercises are great but Saudi Arabia needs to buy Submarines as soon as possible and @Mosamania waiting for the pictures of that school and by the way do you have Marines ?

 

[fatman17]

Joint naval exercise between Pakistan and KSA concludes


STAFF REPORT

KARACHI - An impressive demonstration of live weapons firing by ships and aircrafts was conducted on Monday during a joint exercise, NASEEM AL BAHR, between Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), in the North Arabian Sea.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Asif Sandila, along with Royal Saudi Naval Force&#8217;s Western Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Ibrahim Othman Al Delaijan witnessed the mega event and professional display of various other maritime manoeuvres at sea. The weapon firing marked the conclusion of a weeklong sea phase of the exercise, said a press release issued by Pakistan Navy.

The overall exercise included a wide range of operational manoeuvres encompassing major facets of maritime warfare, particularly operations related to counter terrorism, convoy protection, anti-air, anti-submarine, mine countermeasure and intelligence based operations conducted in multi-threat environment. The current exercise which was the 10th in the series, involved participation of four Royal Saudi Navy ships, aircrafts, Special Operating Forces and Marines besides participation of Pakistan Navy Destroyers, Missile Boats, Fleet Tanker, Submarine, Mine Hunters and Naval Aviation units. Fighter aircrafts from Pakistan Air force also participated in the exercise.

Admiral Sandila during his stay onboard said, to deal with the emerging challenges on the maritime scene, seafaring nations need to collaborate and assist in protecting each other&#8217;s interests. In this context, terrorism and piracy; being global challenges, demand a collective and coordinated response among all stakeholders as no single country can eliminate these menaces on its own.

He stressed that a potent and effective Navy is the need of the hour. Government of Pakistan, despite resource constraints, is making great efforts to equip Pakistan Navy so that it can effectively guard the national maritime interests at sea, he said. &#8220;I feel it is important for our national and global economy that a legitimate maritime order is maintained at seas,&#8221; said Sandila. He emphasised that Pakistan Navy&#8217;s outreach to regional and global navies in respect of defence collaboration is a manifestation of the government&#8217;s foreign policy objectives.

The Naval Chief expressed satisfaction on the successful conduction of the exercise and appreciated strengthening of maritime cooperation between Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also thanked Royal Saudi Naval Forces for their active participation in Exercise NASEEM AL BAHR. The spirited participation by RSNF units in the exercise is a clear manifestation of common professional working culture and strong foundation of brotherly relations that exist between the two nations since decades, he said.

 

[Arabian Legend]