The maiden bilateral naval exercise between India and Saudi Arabia, dubbed “Al-Mohed Al-Hindi,” began on Thursday in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The exercise comprises several shore and sea-based drills between the navies of the two countries.
A flagship warship of India’s Western Naval Fleet, INS Kochi arrived at Port Al-Jubail on August 9.
Beginning with the harbour phase, the Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021 exercise witnessed Rear Admiral Ajay Kochhar, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF), calling on Rear Admiral Majid Al Qahtani, Fleet Commander of the Royal Saudi Navy’s Eastern Fleet, on August 10 at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Base, the headquarters of the Saudi Eastern Fleet.
