KL, S'pore plan joint exercise

KL, S'pore plan joint exercise

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Kuala Lumpur plans to test the skill and speed of its navy in reacting to potential threats in a joint exercise with Singapore in the Malacca Strait this week, Malaysian navy officials said yesterday.

The three-day exercise that begins Friday would cover some 500 square nautical miles and attempt to assess the navy's ability to react within a short period, said Malaysian navy fleet commander Ahmad Ramli Mohamad Nor.

Four ships from each side equipped with guided missiles and anti-submarine weapons would be used in the exercise, which will involve a total of 500 men of both navies, Bernama news agency quoted Ahmad as saying at the Lumut navy base, in northern Perak state.