INS Trishul completes passage exercise with the Egyptian Navy
The Indian frigate exercised with ENS Bernees after a four-day port call at Alexandria.
The Indian Navy guided-missile frigate INS Trishul called at Alexandria from 14 to 17 September and then conducted a passage exercise with Egyptian Navy ship ENS Bernees.
The exercise covered coordinated manoeuvres, communications and approaches for replenishment at sea.
Why it matters
The activity provides a limited but concrete interoperability event within India-Egypt maritime engagement in the Eastern Mediterranean.
SCULTRA point of view
Maritime diplomacy is best assessed through the continuity and complexity of exercises, logistics access, information exchange and follow-on operational cooperation, not a single port visit.
Limitations
The release does not disclose the exercise duration, participating systems, readiness outcomes, future commitments or any change to formal defence arrangements.
Source: Press Information Bureau / Ministry of Defence and Indian Navy, 19 September 2026.