The special navy forces of the Special Joint Forces Group started yesterday joint exercises with the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy in the territorial waters of the State of Qatar.
The Directorate of Moral Guidance at the Ministry of Defence said that the exercises included special training for ship protection during docking, clearance of mines, military and inspection operations, maneuvers and a large number of other naval operational exercises, as well as training on intrusions, sea maneuvers and refuelling at sea.
The Directorate explained that the exercise involved four teams from the Joint Special Forces, Qatar Emiri Air Force, the General Directorate of Coast and Border Security and a special crew from Qatar Ports Management Company.
A number of state-of-the-art boats and naval equipment were used by the Qatari armed forces and their British counterparts.
The two-day exercise aims to exchange expertise between the forces taking part, as well as developing and unifying maritime concepts. It also aims to train Qatari and UK staff on different methods of attribution.
The joint exercise comes at the request of the British Armed Forces and according to prior agreements between the two sides and under bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries to support counter-terrorism efforts, combat smuggling, and to maintain security and stability in the region.
