Visakhapatnam, Sept. 24 -- The Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy have successfully completed the 13th edition of their bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, off the coast of Visakhapatnam, marking another milestone in the regional security alignment between the two neighbouring nations.

The five-day engagement culminated with complex operational manoeuvres at sea following an initial harbour phase designed to build tactical synergy and professional camaraderie.

During the transition to the sea phase, naval units executed high-intensity operations ranging from tactical seamanship to special warfare procedures.

"Sea Phase #SLINEX26 transitioned to sea, with the #IndianNavy and #SriLankaNavy undertaking seamanship evolutions, air operation...