Saudi contingent arrived Karachi to Participate in Joint Naval Exercise “Naseem Al Bahr-13”
Major joint Naval Exercise Naseem Al Bahr XIII between Pakistan Navy and Royal Naval Forces (RSNF) commenced at Karachi. The exercise is aimed to consolidate the existing strong bilateral relations between Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces. The exercise includes joint conduct of maritime security operations across the traditional and non-traditional warfare domains thus enhancing interoperability between both the navies.
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Earlier RSNF flotilla arrived at Karachi port and was warmly welcomed by senior PN and RSNF officers. Besides Naval ships of both Navies, aviation units including PN & RSNF helicopters embarked onboard ships and aircraft of RSAF will also participate in this exercise.
On first day of the exercise, various harbour evolutions were conducted to provide synergy in different naval operations. It also afforded opportunity for both navies to conduct operational planning for the joint naval operations to be conducted in subsequent sea phase of the exercise.
Saudi contingent arrived Karachi to Participate in Joint Naval Exercise “Naseem Al Bahr-13”
During the first phase, various training exercises were organized onboard PN & RSNF ships and harbour facilities. The respective force Commanders of PN & RSNF closely monitored and supervised the training activities.
Rear Admiral Sajer bin Rafeed Al-Anezi, the commander of the exercise, said that this comes as an extension of the series of joint “Naseem Al-Bahar” exercises carried out by Saudi naval forces with Pakistani naval forces.
Al-Anezi added that this exercise is one of many scheduled in the “plan of joint military exercises with friendly and brotherly countries, which aim to unify concepts and joint work between the navies of the two countries.”
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the Royal Saudi Air Forces participate in such exercises with several combat aircrafts in order to enhance and unify joint work between the Kingdom’s navy and air forces.
