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Exercise Cutlass Express 2019

February 11 , 2019 2116 days 774 0
  • The annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express was held from 27 January to 06 February 2019.
  • Exercise Cutlass Express 2019 is the eighth edition of the annual multinational maritime exercise and was held in the vicinity of Djibouti, Mozambique and Seychelles.
  • The Indian Navy was represented in the exercise through INS Trikand.
  • It is aimed to improve law enforcement capacity, promote regional security and progress inter-operability between the armed forces of the participating nations for the purpose of interdicting illegal maritime activity in the Western Indian Ocean.
  • The annual Exercise Cutlass Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and conducted by Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF).

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