India and Sri Lanka Conclude 13th Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-26
The Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy successfully completed the 13th edition of their bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, off Visakhapatnam. The five-day exercise included harbour and sea phases featuring complex operations such as tactical seamanship, special warfare drills, Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and night replenishment at sea. Participating vessels included India's INS Kavaratti and INS Jyoti, and Sri Lanka's SLNS Sindurala. The exercise highlights growing defence cooperation and maritime security collaboration between the two nations in the Indian Ocean region.
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thetribune broke this story on 24 Sept, 10:38 am. Other outlets followed.