The 11th edition of Naseem-Al-Bahr (Sea Breeze) 2017 Naval exercise between India and Oman was held at Said Bin Sultan Naval Base, Wudam in Oman.
The exercise is a biennial feature since 1993 and this year marks 24 years of Indian Navy-Royal Navy of Oman bilateral exercises.
The Indian Navy also deployed two naval ships - INS Trikand and INS Teg - in the exercise and it has reached Muscat for the harbour phase.
The Indian Navy deployed a submarine and the P8I long-range maritime aircraft for the first time for a bilateral naval exercise with the Omani navy.
India has an ancient maritime tradition and maritime interaction with Oman dating back to more than 4,000 years.
Bilateral relations between Indian and Oman were formally established with the signing of the 1953 Indo-Oman Treaty of Friendship, Navigation and Commerce, a first between India and an Arab country.