Exercise Cutlass Express

March 13, 2024

INS Tir, the lead ship of First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy, participated in Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 in Seychelles.
As part of Exercise Cutlass Express, the Indian Navy actively engaged with participants from 16 friendly foreign countries.
About the exercise
- Cutlass Express is an exercise conducted in East African coastal regions and the West Indian Ocean to counter malign influence, aggression and activity along overlapping command seams and maritime regions.
- Cutlass Express is a premier multinational maritime exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet.