INS Tabar conducts Maritime Partnership Exercise with Egyptian Navy

What is the News?

Indian Navy’s INS Tabar has carried out a military exercise with a frontline warship of the Egyptian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.

About the Exercise with Egyptian Navy

The exercise involved multiple activities covering a wide range of naval operations. These included drills for transit through asymmetric threat environments, operations for interdicting suspect vessels at sea, communication procedures and replenishment at sea drills.              

Significance: The exercise was significantly beneficial in enhancing interoperability between the two navies and widened the scope for combined operations against common maritime threats in future. 

About INS Tabar:  

INS Tabar is a Talwar-class stealth Frigate built for the Indian Navy in Russia. The ship is equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors and is among the earliest stealth frigates of the Indian Navy.

The ship is part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet which is based at Mumbai under Western Naval Command. 

Source: This post is based on the article “INS TABAR CONDUCTS MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE WITH EGYPTIAN NAVY” published in PIB on 7th September 2021.