A joint naval exercise by South Africa, Russia and China, codenamed Mosi-2, began in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa on February 17.
- The trilateral exercise will benefit all participating countries by aligning their operational naval systems and improving joint command and control, South Africa’s Minister of Defense and Military Veterans Thandi Modise said in a statement.
- The Defense Ministry also emphasized that the Mosi-2 exercise is a platform for the three countries to exchange military knowledge, skills and operational experience.
- The exercises will be running until February 27 off the coast of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal in the area between the port city of Durban – the main base of the South African Navy in the Indian Ocean – and Richards Bay. The distance between them is 87 nautical miles (160 kilometers).
- The current trilateral exercise by South Africa, Russia and China is second in a row. The previous one took place off Cape Town in the southwest of South Africa in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in November 2019.
