The “Red Wave 8” joint naval exercise concluded on Friday at Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Naval Base in the Western Fleet.
Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Gharibi, Director General of the Saudi Border Guards Major General Shaya bin Salem Al-Wadaani and several commanders of the participating forces attended the conclusion of the drill.
Naval and air forces and border guards took part in the drill. Participating countries included those overlooking the Red Sea, such as Jordan, Egypt, Djibouti, Sudan and Yemen.
Forces took part in naval maneuvers including anti-submarine and electronic warfare. They trained in air and ground target practice, naval security operations, confronting remote-controlled vessels and the use of advanced defense systems.
Training also included simulations on coastal defense, surveillance operations, counter-terrorism, the freeing of hostages, and mine removal, as well as live fire exercises using medium and heavy weapons.
Director of the training Rear Admiral Abdullah al-Enzi said the drill achieved its goals through bolstering the capabilities of participating forces in deterring any regional threats and raising the level of their coordination in intelligence and security information exchange that will help in boosting regional maritime security.
The drill had kicked off on Sunday.
