S'pore, RI navies in joint exercise

S'pore, RI navies in joint exercise

SINGAPORE (AFP): About 400 personnel from the navies of
Singapore and Indonesia are to take part in a 10-day biennial
exercise, Singapore's defense ministry said on Monday.

The bilateral exercise, which begins on Monday, will involve
day and night encounters, antisubmarine warfare and practice
surface target firing, the statement said.

Known as Ex Eagle, the exercise will be held in two phases in
the seaport of Surabaya on the northeast coast of Java, as well
as in the Java Sea, and waters off the Indonesian coast, it said.

"Ex Eagle, which has expanded in scope over the years, is a
manifestation of the warm ties between the Indonesian Armed
Forces (ABRI) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)," the ministry
said.