ISLAMABAD – The Royal Navy of Oman will participate with the naval forces of Pakistan in the activities of the joint naval exercise (Al Thamar Al Tayeb), which will be carried out from December 13 to 18.
Oman’s Ministry of Defence said: “Today, a number of fleet ships and crews participating in the exercise Al Thamar Al Tayeb leave the Saeed bin Sultan Naval Base, and are heading to the naval exercise area in the Republic of Pakistan.”
The participation of Oman Royal Navy in the military exercise comes as part of the annual training plans and the exchange of experiences with friendly countries in everything that would sustain the levels of readiness of the Oman Royal Navy fleet and its personnel in various maritime disciplines.
Last month, Pakistan Navy participated in 8th multinational special operations exercise ‘NUSRET 2021’ at Canakkale, Turkey. Pakistan Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team participated along with teams of other countries under the auspices of Turkish authorities.
Teams from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Iraq, Libya, Oman, Republic of Korea, Romania and Tanzania participated in the exercise. Representatives from NATO Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Group, NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation also participated in the exercise.
The exercise was designed to exchange professional expertise in Special Operation Forces (SOF) domain. The aim of exercise was to developed synergy, strengthen military relationships and enhance interoperability among Special Operation Forces of participating countries. The Multinational Exercise focused on operations which include Under Water EOD Operations and Mines Counter Measures in maritime domain.
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