Drills carried out by the Egyptian and French naval forces in the Red Sea on March 8, 2021. Press PhotoCAIRO – 8 March 2021: The Egyptian and French naval forces carried out Monday joint drills in the Red Sea, as announced by the spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces. On the Egyptian side, the warships that participated are frigate "Sharm El Sheikh" and corvette "Abou Qir." On the French side, the helicopter carrier "TONNERRE," and frigate "SURCOUF" took part in the exercises after visiting Safaga Port. The forces trained on heterogeneous marine formations during the evaluation of the situation in an area of operations to determine the way of dealing with various threats.

Source: Egypt Today March 08, 2021 11:26 UTC