Indian, US navies conduct SALVEX at Kochi

Category : Defense Published on: July 10 2023

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Indian and the United States’ navies conducted their seventh edition Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise, SALVEX from June 26 June to July 6 at Kochi in Kerala.
The two navies have been participating in joint Salvage and EOD exercises since 2005.
The exercise saw participation INS Nireekshak from Indian Navy and from the US Navy USNS Salvor. Besides, specialist diving and EOD teams also participated in the exercise.
SALVEX also saw conduct of joint training exercises towards enhancing interoperability, cohesiveness and gaining from best practices mutually in maritime salvage and EOD operations.