With the successful completion of the first-ever trilateral maritime partnership exercise between the three navies from 07–08 Jun 23, trilateral cooperation between India, France, and the UAE reached another historical milestone.
The participating units conducted a wide range of maritime operations during the exercise’s first iteration, including surface warfare involving tactical firing and drills for missile engagements, close quarter manoeuvres, an advanced air defence exercise with French Rafale and UAE Dash 8 MPA, helicopter cross landing operations, and replenishment at sea drills.
The exercise also saw cross embarkation of personnel that facilitated exchange of best practices.
The exercise has improved interoperability to meet both conventional and non-conventional threats in the maritime environment, thereby strengthening the maritime connections between the fleets and maintaining the safety of mercantile trade and freedom of navigation in the high seas in the area.
