The Egyptian army announced, on Wednesday, that its naval forces carried out military exercises in the waters of the Mediterranean, aimed at controlling the economic areas in the sea and securing vital targets in deep waters.
The military spokesman for the Egyptian armed forces, Colonel Tamer Al-Rifai, said in a statement published on his official page, "Facebook", that the exercises "comes within the framework of implementing the annual plan for combat training for the armed forces, and included a number of combat activities of professional quality."
Al-Rifai explained that "a marine formation consisting of naval units of combat diversity, headed by a helicopter carrier (Mistral) and its combat group, participated in the training."
He pointed out that "the exercises included a Egyptian submarine launching a missile with a surface depth (Harpoon), an anti-ship missile with a range of more than 130 km."
According to the statement, "The success of the missile launch (surface depth) of the submarine in the depth of the sea confirmed the extent of professionalism reached by the Egyptian navy men and the crews of units and combat formations, and this was demonstrated by their capabilities to deal with the latest technologies and modern military systems with precision and high efficiency to achieve Maritime security and securing Egypt's economic interests in deep waters. "
The training comes in implementation of an Egyptian military strategy aimed at developing the ability to face the challenges and dangers facing the region.
The Egyptian military move came in light of the increase in tensions in the region, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Tripoli Fayez al-Sarraj signed an agreement to demarcate the maritime borders in the Mediterranean, which sparked regional and international controversy, and categorically rejected by Egypt, Greece and Cyprus.
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