SINGAPORE, July 18 (Bernama) -- Singapore and Indonesian navies began Monday a five-day mine-countermeasure exercise, code-named Exercise Joint Minex... Two Singapore navy's mine-countermeasure vessels and two Indonesian navy's minesweepers are involved in the exercise areas off Pulau Bintan and the Singapore Strait, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The exercise is the eighth in the series of annual mine countermeasure exercises between the two navies since 1997 which has enhanced the professionalism of -- and interoperability between -- the two navies. |