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India, Singapore to further step-up defence ties, ink submarine rescue pact

Rajnath Singh at the fifth defence  ministerial dialogue with Singapore India and   Singapore   on Wednesday decided to further boost interaction between their armed forces as well as cooperation in military technologies and industries. The two countries have also inked an implementing agreement on submarine rescue support between their navies. "India is fortunate to have a defence partner like Singapore. The interaction will benefit both countries on many bilateral issues that are being pursued to further strengthen our special relationship," said Rajnath Singh, after holding the fifth defence ministerial dialogue with his counterpart Ng Eng Hen through video conferencing. The submarine rescue cooperation pact will involve India helping Singapore if one of its submarines gets disabled underwater. Apart from other capabilities, the Indian Navy in 2018 had inducted two deep submergence rescue vessels (DSRVs), which are capable of rescuing trapped sailors fro...

Navy participates in a two-day trilateral Exercise SITMEX-20 in Andaman sea...SIMBEX-20 coming next !

The Indian Navy is participating in the two-day trilateral maritime exercise SITMEX-20 in the Andaman sea along with the navies of Singapore and Thailand , senior military officials said on Sunday. 2nd edition of trilateral maritime exercise SITMEX-2020 commences in Andaman Sea Indian naval ships (INS) , including indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare corvette Kamorta and missile corvette Karmuk , are participating in the 2nd edition of the trilateral exercise to be held on Sunday and Monday, they said. The two-day maritime drills will witness the three navies participate in a variety of exercises, including naval manoeuvres, surface warfare exercises and weapon firings, the officials said. The SITMEX series of exercises are conducted to enhance mutual interoperability and to imbibe best practices between the Indian Navy , Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) , they said. The RSN is being represented by the Formidable-class frigate Intrepid and Enduranc...