Exercise Bright Star-23: INS Sumedha arrives in Egypt for multinational Tri-Services military exercise

‘Exercise BRIGHT STAR- 23’ is the largest ever joint military exercise in the Middle East and North Africa regionIndian Navy’s INS Sumedha joins ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’ in Egypt’s Port AlexandriaIndian Navy’s INS Sumedha arrived at Port Alexandria, Egypt to participate in ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’. This edition of the multinational Tri-Services military exercise will see participation from 34 countries. It is the largest ever joint military exercise in the Middle East and North Africa region, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) informed on Thursday. The Sea Phase will include complex and high-intensity exercises encompassing cross-deck flying, anti-surface, and anti-air exercises, including live weapon firing drills. INS Sumedha, commanded by Commander M C Chandeep, is the third ship of the indigenously built Saryu class Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPV) that possess long endurance, and are fitted with requisite weapons, sensors, and are capable of embarking an integral helicopter.