Pakistan and Saudi naval forces conclude maritime exercise with live weapons firing
KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) on Saturday concluded a bilateral maritime exercise with a live weapons firing display in the North Arabian Sea, demonstrating combat readiness, according to a statement from Pakistan's Naval Headquarters in Islamabad.
The Naseem Al Bahr-XV followed the larger multinational Aman exercise, which brought together navies from several countries to promote regional maritime cooperation.
However, unlike Aman, which focuses on soft power, multinational coordination and humanitarian operations, Naseem Al Bahr is a biennial exercise designed to enhance operational preparedness and joint warfare capabilities between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
This year's edition involved four naval vessels — Pakistan's PNS Zulfiquar and Saudi Arabia's HMS Jazan, HMS Al Yarmook and HMS Hail.
'Exercise NASEEM AL BAHR-XV featured advanced maritime operations, and the participating assets of both navies executed a diverse range of complex scenarios, including joint maneuvers, Anti-Surface Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare and integrated Maritime Security Operations,' the official statement said.
'The exercise provided an opportunity to strengthen bilateral cooperation, enhance interoperability and demonstrate a shared commitment to ensuring maritime security,' it added.
The exercise concluded with a live weapons firing demonstration, with the participating ships successfully launching a variety of surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles.
The statement said all the ships engaged their designated targets with precision, reflecting their combat preparedness and war-fighting capability.
Senior officials, including the commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces and Pakistan's chief of naval staff, attended the event.
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