Egyptian naval forces engaged in joint naval exercise with their US counterparts on Sunday. These joint exercises are held in the Red Sea governorate with the participation of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan, Kuwait and Italy, the official army spokesperson said in a statement.
The statement noted that this joint naval exercise, entitled "Tahyat al-Nesr 2017" (Eagle Tribute), will last for several days and includes number of activities based on managing night and day fighting operations, in addition to rescue and inspection operations of suspicious ships.
Egypt and France recently concluded the Cleopatra 2/2016 joint naval exercises, having provided Egypt with a chance to test out its new Mistral-class assault ship Anwar el-Sadat, according to a military press release at that time.
The exercise included the formations for sailing during day and night, while demonstrating the ability of participating naval units to take their positions with a high degree of accuracy and speed, said the military statement
It also included training on taking off and landing helicopters, as well as fighting naval battles at sea.
