Naval exercise to start soon

Naval exercise to start soon

SURABAYA : The Navy will hold a major war game exercise
involving 40 warships and several vessels purchased from the ex-
East Germany arsenal.

The exercise will take place from November until December in
the waters off South Kalimantan and East Java.

"The combat exercise, conducted under the Armada Jaya XVII
banner, will involve over 8,000 Armed Forces members and some
from the Marine Corps," exercise director Commodore Ripa Gamhadi
said to Antara on Saturday.

He said the exercise's aim is to improve the Navy personnel's
skills in facing threats from inside and outside the country.
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