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).