New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) Indian Naval stealth frigate INS Trikand, arrived at Alexandria in Egypt, during her ongoing deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.
The ship, which arrived on September 1, will participate in Exercise Bright Star 2025. The exercise is hosted by Egypt from September 1 to 10, a Defence Ministry statement said.
Bright Star 2025, is a multilateral US Central Command exercise across the air, land, and sea domains that promotes and strengthens regional security and cooperation, and enhances interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.
Apart from the USA, Egypt and India, forces from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Greece, Cyprus and Italy are also expected to participate in the exercise.
During the port call at Alexandria, INS Trikand will also engage in a host of activities to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation. These include discussions with senior military officials, cross deck visits, cultural exchanges and sports fixtures to promote people-to-people connections.
With upcoming port calls in the region, key objectives of the operational deployment are professional naval engagements in the Mediterranean Sea to foster interoperability with partner maritime nations. These interactions aim to strengthen commonalities in procedures and to exchange best practices that would aid combined operations against traditional and non-traditional maritime threats.
