Red Wave-8 naval exercise concludes

Jeddah, Nov 14 (SPA/APP): The naval maneuvers for the mixed maritime exercise “Red Wave-8” concluded at King Faisal Naval Base in the Western Fleet.
The closing ceremony was attended by Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Gharibi, Director General of the Border Guard Major General Shaya bin Salem Al-Wadaani, and several commanders of the participating nations’ forces.
Hosted by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, the exercise featured participants from multiple sectors: the armed forces, represented by the land and air forces; the Ministry of Interior, represented by border guard units; and naval forces from several Red Sea countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Djibouti, Sudan, and Yemen.
The participating ships executed a series of naval maneuvers encompassing training in anti-submarine warfare, electronic warfare, anti-surface, and anti-air warfare.
The exercise also included live-fire drills against surface and air targets, maritime security operations, and countering unmanned surface vessels (USVs), with support from naval boats and the use of the latest defense systems.