Important Facts For Prelims
Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Exercise: India-Saudi Arabia
- 16 Aug 2021
- 2 min read
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Recently, India and Saudi Arabia started their first-ever Naval joint exercise called the Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Exercise.
- The decision on this Bilateral exercise was taken in the Riyadh Summit held in 2019.
Key Points
- About:
- Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kochi is participating in the exercise. The exercise comprises several coastal and sea-based exercises between the two navies.
- INS Kochi is the second ship of Kolkata-class stealth guided-missile destroyers, which was built by the Indian Navy under the code name Project 15A.
- This ship is termed as a ‘Network of Networks’ since it is equipped with sophisticated digital networks, an array of state-of-art weapons and sensors that can neutralise any maritime threat.
- Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kochi is participating in the exercise. The exercise comprises several coastal and sea-based exercises between the two navies.
- Aim:
- To carry out tactical manoeuvres, search and rescue operations, and an electronic warfare drill to enhance interoperability.
- Significance:
- It reflects the growing defense ties between the two countries in the midst of rapidly changing developments in the Gulf region.
- It will enhance bilateral cooperation and security in the Indian ocean Region.
| Major Indian Maritime Exercises | |
| Name of the Exercise | Name of the Country |
| SLINEX | Sri Lanka |
| Bongosagar and IN-BN CORPAT | Bangladesh |
| JIMEX | Japan |
| Naseem-Al-Bahr | Oman |
| Indra | Russia |
| Za’ir-Al-Bahr | Qatar |
| Samudra Shakti | Indonesia |
| Indo-Thai CORPAT | Thailand |
| IMCOR | Malaysia |
| SIMBEX | Singapore |
| AUSINDEX | Australia |
| Malabar Exercise | Japan, and the USA |
