EX BongoSagar Commences

The third edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise EX BongoSagar commenced.

The Harbour Phase of exercise is scheduled from 24-25 May

The Sea Phase in the Northern Bay of Bengal from 26-27 May.

Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise ‘Bongosagar’ commenced at Port Mongla, Bangladesh on 24 May 2022.
Its first edition was held in 2019.
Aim of the Exercise – Developing a high degree of interoperability and joint operational skills through the conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations between the two navies.
Phases of Exercise
- Harbour phase: includes professional and social interactions, and friendly sporting fixtures, in addition to the tactical level planning discussions on the conduct of the exercises at sea.
- Sea phase : It would facilitate ships from both the navies to participate in intensive surface warfare drills, weapon firing drills, seamanship evolutions and coordinated air operations in a tactical scenario.
Indian Ships Part of Exercise –
- INS Kora – an indigenously built Guided Missile Corvette
- INS Sumedha – an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel
Bangladesh Part of Exercise
- BNS Abu Ubaidah and Ali Haider, both Guided Missile Frigates.
Significance of Exercise
- The exercise reflects the priority that Indian Navy accords to the Bangladesh Navy as part of the SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region) Vision.
- It strengthens the close and long-standing India-Bangladesh relations covering a wide spectrum of activities and interactions.
- Both countries share close cultural bonds and a shared vision of democratic society and a rules-based order.

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