A Republic of Singapore Navy serviceman briefs RSN and Indonesian Navy personnel prior to a joint boarding exercise on board MV Swift Rescue for Exercise Joint Minex Pandu. - MINDEF
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): More than 230 servicemen from the Singapore and Indonesian navies took part in a six-day bilateral military exercise aimed at enhancing their ability to counter underwater threats together.
Held in Singapore, and in Batam and the waters off Bintan in Indonesia, from Aug 11 to Tuesday (Aug 16), this year's Joint Minex Pandu exercise included joint mine-countermeasure operations, diving and boarding operations, live gunnery firing, professional exchanges on mine-hunting and clearance diving techniques, and table-top planning exercises.
