India -Brazil-South Africa navies engage in maritime exercises
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Sept 16, IRNA -- Eleven ships of the navies of India, Brazil and South Africa engaged in nautical exercises as part of the ongoing IBSAMAR, India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise in the Indian Ocean region off Durban.
This is the second edition of IBSAMAR, being conducted from September 13 to 27 and is a multi-dimensional exercise wherein various naval scenarios are being exercised, a Defence spokesperson said in Mumbai on Thursday.
The exercises are structured with the aim of sharing best practices in various facets of naval operations, he said.
The ships participating are: Mysore, Tabar, Ganga and Aditya of the Indian Navy; Amatola, Spioenkop, Drakensburg, Charlotte Maxeke, Queen Modjadji-I and Galeshewe of the South African Navy, and the Brazillian Naval Ship Niteroi.
Associated integral helicopters including Lynx and Seakings are also participating in the excercise.
The inaugural India-Brasil-South Africa trilateral exercise was held in South Africa in May 2008. IBSA is a unique forum which brings together the three large democracies from the three different continents, all facing common challenges.
IBSAMAR is conducted by the Joint Work Group for Defence, among the 16 Joint Working Groups of the three nations looking into various cooperation initiatives.
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