YnetNews.com reports: “The IDF this week completed a large-scale naval exercise simulating maritime infiltrations, clashes with terrorists and aerial threats, the IDF said.
The drill, led by the Navy’s missile boat flotilla and conducted in cooperation with the elite Shayetet 13 naval commando unit, submarine forces, maritime security patrol units, the Navy’s operational headquarters, the Israeli Air Force and the C4I Directorate, took place primarily in the Mediterranean Sea. It concluded late Tuesday after several days of activity. Hundreds of service members participated aboard a wide range of naval vessels.
According to the military, forces rehearsed scenarios including seaborne infiltration attempts, encounters with militants, aerial threats, multi-front combat simulations, live-fire missions, defensive operations and fighting in open waters. The exercise also included defense scenarios for strategic assets such as Israel’s offshore natural gas platforms, seaports and other national infrastructure sites considered vital to the country’s economy and energy supply.
The Navy said it expanded the scope of defensive operations in Israel’s exclusive economic waters during the exercise and practiced responding to a broad range of threats…”
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