TOKYO, April 7 -- JMSDF issued the following press release:
The Indo-Pacific Middle East Deployment 2025 (IMED25) unit conducted a goodwill exercise with the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) as described below in order to strengthen cooperation and to realize a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific".
1. Objectives
(1) To improve the JMSDF's tactical capabilities
(2) To promote friendship and mutual understanding between the JMSDF and the SLN
2. Date April 4
3. Exercise Area Off the coast of Colombo
4. Participating Units (1) JMSDF: JS BUNGO, JS ETAJIMA (2) SLN: SLNS VIJAYABAHU
5. Type of Exercises Maneuvering exercise, COMMEX
6. Notes JS BUNGO, JS ETAJIMA made a port visit at Colombo, the Democratic Socialist of Sri Lanka from April 1 to 4.
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