Kiev, Nov 14, : A passing exercise (PASSEX), was held in the Black Sea by the Ukrainian Navy with the naval forces from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states (NATO), namely the US Turkey and Romania.The Defence Ministry in Kiev released a statement. The naval drills involved seven vessels, including the island-class patrol boat “Sloviansk” of the Ukrainian Navy and the flagship of the US Sixth Fleet “Mount Whitney”, reports Xinhua news agency.According to Xinhua news agency, the naval drills involved seven vessels.
These included the patrol boat of island-class “Sloviansk”, belonging to the Ukrainian Navy, and the flagship of US Sixth Fleet “Mount Whitney”.
The P-8 “Poseidon” patrol aircraft and a helicopter of the US Navy also took part in the exercises, which included tactical manoeuvering, signal production training, communication training and other activities.
The exercises included signal production training, tactical maneuvering, and communication training.
According to the Defence Ministry, the main goal of the naval drills is to work out the interaction of the multinational tactical group in line with the NATO standards and increase the level of inter-operability between the participating naval forces.
According to the Defence Ministry the main purpose of naval drills is to improve interoperability among the participating naval forces and to establish the interaction between multinational tactical groups in accordance with NATO standards.
Another aim of the exercises is to maintain security in the Black Sea, the Ministry said.
The Ministry stated that another purpose of the exercises was to ensure security at the Black Sea.
Ukraine holds PASSEX naval drills in the Black Sea periodically with NATO members and partner countries to bring the level of its naval forces closer to the alliance’s standards.Ukraine regularly holds PASSEX naval drills at the Black Sea with NATO members and partners to improve the quality of its naval forces.
In June 2020, Ukraine was granted the status of a partner in the NATO Enhanced Opportunities Program.
Ukraine was recognized as a NATO Enhanced Opportunities Partner in June 2020.
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