India, Oman conduct joint Naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr off Goa’ coast

Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman recently concluded their bilateral Naval exercise, ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ off the coast of Goa.

The Indian Navy highlighted the details of the Naval exercise on the social media platform, X.

As per the press statement, the exercise was conducted in two phases, with the ‘Harbour’ phase that lasted from October 13-15, which was followed by the ‘Sea’ phase which was conducted from October 16-18.

As part of ‘Harbour’ activities, personnel from both Navies engaged in professional interactions, including Subject Matter Expert Exchanges and planning conferences. In addition to this, sports fixtures and social engagements were also held.

During the ‘Sea’ phase of the exercise, both ships carried out various evolutions, including gun firings at surface inflatable targets, close-range anti-aircraft firings, manoeuvres, and Replenishment at Sea Approaches (RASAPS). The integral helicopter operated from INS Trikand and undertook cross-deck landings and vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with RNOV Al Seeb.

Additionally, the Indian Navy’s Dornier aircraft provided Over-the-Horizon Targeting (OTHT) data with the participating ships. To further enhance interoperability, Indian Navy Sea Riders embarked on RNOV Al Seeb for a day. (ANI

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