INS Tabar exercises with Italian Navy off Naples, Italy

INS Tabar as part of her ongoing deployment to the Mediterranean took part in a Partnership Exercise with ITS Antonio Marceglia a frontline frigate of the Italian Navy in Tyrrhenian Sea.

Context

INS Tabar as part of her ongoing deployment to the Mediterranean took part in a Partnership Exercise with ITS Antonio Marceglia a frontline frigate of the Italian Navy in Tyrrhenian Sea.

About the joint exercise

• The exercise covered a wide range of naval operations including air defence procedures, replenishment at sea, communication drills and cross deck helo operations by day and night.
• The exercise was mutually beneficial in enhancing interoperability and towards consolidating combined operations against maritime threats.
• The exercise ended with a Steam Past by the two ships, as per the naval custom.
• These interactions will also offer an opportunity to navies to observe and imbibe the ‘Best Practices’ followed in each other’s Navy.