INS Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand, under the command of RAdm Vineet McCarty, FOCWF, arrived at Port Rashid, Dubai on 08 Aug 2023 to participate in a bilateral Naval Maritime Partnership Exercise with UAE Navy. After two days of detailed planning, two navies conducted bilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise on 12 Aug 2023, aimed to enhance interoperability and synergy between two navies by cross training on tactics, techniques and procedures while developing stronger professional bonds. During his visit, RAdm McCarty met Brigadier Abdullah Farj Al Mehairbi, Deputy Commander of UAE Naval Forces at Abu Dhabi Naval Command. They agreed on increasing interaction between two Navies in order to jointly tackle common challenges of piracy, smuggling, human trafficking, enhance maritime security and undertake joint HADR operations, should the need arise. The Admiral also called on H.E. Shri Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of India to UAE and updated him on scope and conduct of exercise and road map of Navy to Navy cooperation between India and UAE. The Ambassador highlighted that the presence of these two ships for naval exercise is an indication of our growing Defence relations with UAE guided by the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between our countries.
