Egypt, Russia hold first joint naval exercise

Russia and Egypt are holding their first ever joint naval exercise off the port of Alexandria for eight-days.

Project 1164 Moskva 2009 G1
By George Chernilevsky (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Russia is contributing the missile cruiser Moskva, corvette Samum, landing ship Alexander Shabalin, tanker Ivan Bubnov and a tugboat, while Egypt is contributing the frigates Taba and Damiyat, the tanker Shatalin, two patrol boats and two F-16 fighters.

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