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Singapore, Indonesia conduct bilateral naval exercise

Over 230 servicemen from the Singapore and Indonesian navies gathered in a six-day bilateral military exercise starting on August 11, which aims to strengthen their coordination ability to counter underwater threats.
Singapore, Indonesia conduct bilateral naval exercise ảnh 1A Republic of Singapore Navy serviceman briefs RSN and Indonesian Navy personnel prior to a joint boarding exercise on board MV Swift Rescue for Exercise Joint Minex Pandu.(Photo:thestar.com.my)
Singapore (VNA) – Over 230 servicemen from the Singapore andIndonesian navies gathered in a six-day bilateral military exercise startingon August 11, which aims to strengthen their coordination ability to counterunderwater threats.

Held in Singapore, and in Batam and the waters off Bintan inIndonesia, this year's Joint Minex Pandu exercise included joint mine-countermeasureoperations, diving, live gunnery firing, professional exchange on mine clearancediving techniques, and table-top planning exercises.

According to the Ministry of Defence ofSingapore, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) regularly conduct professional exchange,exercises and visits, and also collaborate through the multilateral MalaccaStraits Patrol.

The RSN's other bilateral exercise with the TNIAL, Exercise Eagle Indopura, is the Singapore Armed Forces' longest-runningbilateral exercise with a foreign military, the ministry said.

These activities underscore the close andlongstanding defence relationship between Singapore and Indonesia, it added./.
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