S'pore, RI hold joint exercise

S'pore, RI hold joint exercise

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia held a joint search-and-rescue exercise in the South China Sea on Tuesday to test their readiness to respond to an aircraft in distress, aviation authorities said.

More than 100 personnel from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia took part in the exercise, which also involved aircraft and ships from the air force, navy and coast guard.

Apart from Indonesia, Singapore has concluded bilateral search-and-rescue agreements with Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and has a "standing agreement" with Brunei, CAAS said in a statement.

Indonesia has also concluded such pacts with Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and the United States. --AFP