Dar es Salaam, Feb. 23 -- DAR ES SALAAM: IN a bid to strengthen US-Tanzania bilateral ties and military security collaboration, the Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces (TPDF) and the US military have conducted a two-week joint maritime training aimed at enhancing maritime security and sharpening interdiction skills.

The naval-based exercise, dubbed Cutlass Express 2025, brought together Indian Ocean nations to boost maritime domain awareness and security.

The exercise, held in Dar es Salaam and Tanga, saw participation from more than 15 countries, including the US and Tanzanian forces.

Among the participating nations were Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, France, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Madagascar and Somalia.

The participating forces pra...