Amman: The Naval Force and Royal Boats Command on Sunday launched activities of the International Maritime Exercise (IMX 2023), which are scheduled to be carried out by the US Fifth Fleet Command with the participation of 43 countries, in addition to 15 representatives of various maritime forces.
The exercise aims to orchestrate maritime military concepts among the participating countries and strengthen the naval security system by employing guided systems in the various tactical operations, especially for “Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) teams and remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), which are controlled by Jordanian Operations Center for Unmanned Systems (JROC), according to a Command statement on Sunday.
The exercise features multiple joint naval drills, primarily operations to combat naval mines with guided systems, maritime search and rescue activities, maritime field medical evacuations, exchange expertise in operating modern unmanned boats, and training VBSS teams, the statement said.
Carried out in the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and western Indian Ocean, IMX 2023 activities are thus viewed one the largest and most important naval exercises at the regional and international levels.
Source: Jordan News Agency