The Indian Navy’s guided missile stealth frigate, INS Trikand, offshore patrol vessel, INS Sumitra, and Maritime Patrol Aircraft, (MPA) Dornier, participated in the 13th Edition of the Indian Navy (IN) – Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) bilateral exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ (Sea Breeze).
Key points
- The exercise was conducted from 19 to 24 Nov 22 off the coast of Oman and had three phases: harbour phase, sea phase and debrief.
- The sea phase included tactical maritime exercise involving surface action, air defence, maritime surveillance and interdiction/VBSS.
- These operations helped in strengthening interoperability as well as enhancing understanding of each other’s procedures.
- The last phase of exercise, debrief, was conducted at the RNO Naval Base at Duqm on 23 Nov 22.
- India and Oman have traditionally enjoyed warm and friendly relations, sharing common cultural values.
- Naval exercises have added strength and substance to these bilateral ties.
- The first IN-RNO exercise was conducted in 1993. This year marks 30 years of IN-RNO bilateral exercises.
