For the first time in 60 years, the Israeli and French navies conducted joint exercises. The press service of the Israeli Defense Forces reported that the exercises held in France were attended by the missile boats of the IDF "Kidon" and "Eilat".

During the exercises, various scenarios of combat operations were worked out, including joint actions of sailors of military boats and helicopter pilots; artillery fire was practiced; the actions of sea crews in the case of rocket fire (for the implementation of this scenario, military fighters were involved).

In addition, in one of the scenarios of the exercises, the Navy of Israel and France practiced the actions to save the wounded after a major emergency with a large number of victims, said newsru. co. il.

The army press service reported that during the visit to France the head of the Navy of the IDF Eli Sharvit met with his counterpart, Admiral Christophe Prazuk.

Commenting on the results of the exercise, Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit said: "Given the changes taking place in the world, the Israeli Navy must have a global vision. Cooperation with the naval forces of Western countries is vital and is of great importance for strengthening the security of Israel in the maritime space ".