Iran, Russia start two-day joint maritime drill, codenamed ‘Marine Security Belt’
Iranian and Russian navies launched Tuesday a joint military exercise in the Arabian Sea and north of the Indian Ocean, according to Iran’s state television.
The joint maritime drill, codenamed "Marine Security Belt", will last for two days.
The spokesperson of the exercise, Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Tehani, said the exercise, which was launched with the slogan of "Collective Cooperation for Maritime Trade Security", will cover a large area of 17,000 kilometers in the north of the Indian Ocean and in the Arabian Sea.
“The main objectives of the exercise are strengthening the security of international maritime trade, combating piracy, maritime terrorism, sharing information in search and rescue fields, and transfer of experience in tactical operations,” Tehani said.
The exercise involves naval units from the Iranian Army and the Revolutionary Corps, as well as a destroyer, a logistics support ship and a helicopter from Russian army, he said.
A similar exercise was held in the same region in December 2019 by Iranian, Russian and Chinese navies.
Iran, Russia hold joint military drill in Arabian Sea
Iran, Russia start two-day joint maritime drill, codenamed ‘Marine Security Belt’ - Anadolu Ajansı
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India to participate in joint military exercise of Iran and Russia
Commander of the Iranian Naval Forces, Rear Admiral Hüseyin Hanzade, gave information about the two-day military exercise called "Maritime Security Belt" launched by Iran and Russia today in the state media.
Indicating that the Indian Naval Forces will also participate in the military exercises of the Iranian and Russian navies, Hanzade said, "The Chinese Navy also participated in the previous exercise, but they could not participate because this year's exercise coincided with their New Year. " used the expressions.
Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Tehani, the spokesperson of the exercise, stated that the exercise covered a large area of 17 thousand kilometers in the north of the Indian Ocean and in the Arabian Sea.
Tehani noted that issues such as strengthening the security of international maritime trade, combating piracy, maritime terrorism, sharing information in search and rescue areas and transfer of experience in tactical operations were among the main objectives of the exercise.
A similar exercise was held by the Iranian, Russian and Chinese navies in December 2019 in the same region.
İran ve Rusya'dan Umman Denizi ve Hint Okyanusu'nun kuzeyinde ortak tatbikat
Tatbikatın sözcüsü Tuğamiral Gulam Rıza Tehani, "Tatbikata, İran Ordusu ile Devrim Muhafızları Ordusu'ndan donanma birliklerinin yanı sıra Rusya'dan bir muhrip ve lojistik destek gemisi ile bir helikopter de katılıyor." dedi. - Anadolu Ajansı
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