The bilateral mixed maritime maneuvers named (Bridge 17) between the Royal Saudi Navy and the Bahraini Royal Navy started today, at Sheikh Salman, in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The commanding officer of the flag bearer ship, Commodore Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Saleh explained that the exercise aims to raise the combat capability and professional performance levels, of all types of naval operations and unification of tactical concepts of command and control, in addition to enhance naval battle management procedures, as well as contribute to training visits and inspecting territorial waters to protect and repel any aggression Pointing out the importance of this exercise, he added that it embodies constructive security and cooperation between the two countries, to raise the efficiency and security of combat and the sense of the two nations, in the light of their needs of cadres and sophisticated equipment, and the need to share experiences of training, proficiency of technical combat and informatics.
