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India and Netherlands navies boost PASSEX drills off Kochi to deepen maritime trust
Politics
Published on 8 May 2026
Steam past and interoperability drills sailed together
The Indian Navy’s INS Sharda took part in a PASSEX with the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS De Ruyter off Kochi. The exercise featured interoperability drills and wrapped up with a traditional steam past, designed to improve operational understanding and reinforce practical maritime cooperation between the two countries.
- INS Sharda joined HNLMS De Ruyter for a PASSEX off Kochi
- Exercise focused on interoperability and operational understanding
- Interoperability drills ended with a traditional steam past
- The drills aim to strengthen India Netherlands maritime ties
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