New Delhi: India and Singapore on Saturday concluded maritime bilateral exercises and exercise complexity showed sufficient testimony for the interoperability achieved between the two countries.
The 28th edition of Singapore-India’s maritime bilateral exercise (SIMBEX) was conducted from September 2 to September 4, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The Indian Navy was represented by Ranvijay-guided missile destroyers with a burned helicopter, ASW Corvette Ins Killtan and Missile Missile Corvette INS KORA and one PBI aircraft long-term maritime patrol, the statement said.
Participants from RSN include one tough class frigate, RSS Syeadfast, started with the S-70B naval helicopter, one Corvette Class Class Class, RSS Vigor, one submarine Archer and one Fokker-50 maritime patrol aircraft.
Four fighter planes F-16 Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) also participated in training during air defense exercises.
He initiated in 1994, SIMBEX was the most longest navy Indian bilateral maritime exercise with the foreign navy.
Maintaining the continuity of this significant involvement regardless of the ongoing pandemic challenges underline the power of bilateral defense bond between the two countries.
Apart from this obstacle during the planning stage, the two navies can achieve smooth and safe executions of challenging evolution including the shooting of live weapons and serial navy war series, including anti-submarine, anti-water and anti-surface warfare training.
This year’s SIMBEX edition is also a “special event” as happened during the 75th anniversary of Indian independence.
SUMBEX-2021 success is another demonstration of reciprocal determination on both parties to strengthen further bilateral partnerships in the coming years.
Because the obstacles regarding the ongoing pandemic, SIMBEX this year is planned without physical interaction as an ‘At-SEA only’ exercise organized by the RSN in the southwestern outskirts of the South China Sea.
India-Singapore’s defense relationship remains a very significant aspect of bilateral relations as a whole and includes a very wide spectrum of collaboration from conventional military-to-military exchanges to HADR and cyber security.
The two navies have representation in the fusion centers of each maritime information and recently signed an agreement on the support and coordination of submarine rescue.