Maiden IN – EUNAVFOR Joint Naval Exercise in the Gulf of Aden
- Integrity Education, Delhi
- 19, Jun 2021
- Total of five warships from four navies are participating in the exercise on 18th and 19th June 2021
- Indian Naval Ship Trikand
- Italian Navy Ship ITS Carabinere
- Spanish Navy Ship ESPS Navarra
- French Navy Ship FS Tonnerre and FS Surcouf
- Ships of the four navies will endeavour to enhance and hone their war-fighting skills and their ability as an integrated force to promote, peace, security and stability in the maritime domain.
EUNAVFOR
- EU Naval Force protects vessels of the World Food Programme (WFP) delivering aid to displaced persons in Somalia.\
- Forces of Operation Atalanta deter, prevent and repress acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden also known as the Gulf of Berbera is a deepwater gulf between Yemen to the north, Djibouti to the west and Somalia to the south.