The navies of India and the US carried out a 11-day military exercise in Kochi that focused on boosting interoperability and operational coordination.
The seventh edition of the Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise concludes on Thursday, the Indian Navy said.
The two navies have been participating in joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005.
The exercise saw deployment of frontline warships from both sides in addition to specialist diving and EOD teams.
"The diving teams of both the countries shared experiences on maritime salvage and trained together in various facets of EOD operations on land as well at sea," the Indian Navy said in a statement.
It said the exercise also saw the conduct of joint training exercises towards enhancing interoperability, cohesiveness and gaining from best practices in maritime salvage and EOD operations.
"The constructive engagements on operational terms enhanced the skill-sets of the diving teams in a number of diverse disciplines such as mine detection and neutralisation, wreck location and salvage," the Navy said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Cauvery Water Dispute: Is There A Solution In Sight?
Indian Navy 10+2 (BTech) Cadet Entry Begins, Check Steps To Apply Navy De-Inducts UH-3H Helicopter After 17 Years Of Service Indian Navy Invites Applications For Agniveer MR Musician Under-Fire Trainee IAS Officer Accuses Pune Collector Of Harassment Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar Recalled To Academy, Training Put On Hold "No Defamatory Remarks Against Governor": High Court To Mamata Banerjee Government Announces Partial Rollback Of Fee Hike In 13 Medical Colleges US Expresses "Great Concern" Over Pak's Decision To Ban Imran Khan's Party Digital Attendance Of Teachers Suspended Till Further Orders In UP Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.