Two Bangladeshi Naval ships arrive in Visakhapatnam to participate in maiden bilateral exercise
Two naval ships arrived from Bangladesh on Saturday to participate in the maiden bilateral exercise of the Indian and Bangladeshi navies.
Two naval ships arrived from Bangladesh on Saturday to participate in the maiden bilateral exercise of the Indian and Bangladeshi navies.
Bangladesh Navy Ships Ali Haider - a Type 053 frigate - and BNS Shadinota - a Type 056 stealth guided missile corvette - arrived in Visakhapatnam to participate in maiden Indian Navy–Bangladesh Navy bilateral exercise which will be held from October 12 to October 16.
(With inputs from ANI)
The bilateral exercise would include professional interaction between the navies and visits to the Indian Naval training and maintenance facilities at Visakhapatnam.
Prior to arrival at Visakhapatnam, BN Ships undertook Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) with IN Ships Ranvijay and Kuthar from 10 to 12 October.
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The second edition of IN - BN CORPAT in North Bay of Bengal increased the scope of joint exercises between the Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy ships by sharing best practices in flying operations and other seamanship evolutions including vertical replenishment by integral helicopters of Indian Navy undertaking onboard BN ships.
The exercise comes days after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India where a number of MoUs were signed between the two countries.
A joint statement released after a bilateral between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina said, "Both Prime Ministers welcomed the initiatives for development of closer Maritime Security Partnership, and appreciated the finalisation of an MoU on Establishment of Coastal Surveillance Radar System in Bangladesh."
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Indian Navy tweeted, "BangladeshNavy Ships Ali Haider & Shadinota on completion of IN-BN CORPAT are at #Visakhapatnam to participate in #Maiden #BilateralExercise. 12 to 16 Oct 19. #professionalinteraction #visits to the #IndianNavy #Training & #Maintenance facilities. #BridgesofFriendship"
"2nd edition of the #IndiaBangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commenced in #BayOfBengal on 10 Oct. INS Ranvijay, INS Kuthar, BNS Ali Haider, BNS Shadinota participated. 1st edition of IN-BN Bilateral Exercise will begin at #Visakhapatnam on 12 Oct 19," High Commission of India in Bangladesh tweeted.