US and Israeli Navies Begin Week-Long Joint Drill

Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS

Summary:
The Israeli Navy and the United States 5th Fleet launched a week-long joint naval exercise called Intrinsic Defender on December 7. The drill aims to enhance strategic and operational cooperation between both navies and to practice responses to various regional threats. Dozens of service members from the U.S. and Israel are participating, and the exercise will continue throughout the week. This training commenced two days after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy conducted missile drills in the Gulf of Oman, targeting simulated threats.

Tags: Israeli Navy, US 5th Fleet, joint naval exercise, Intrinsic Defender, regional threats, Iran missile drills, Gulf of Oman

Source Excerpt:

A week-long naval exercise by the Israeli Navy and the United States 5th Fleet began on Dec. 7, the Israeli military said. The exercise, known as Intrinsic Defender, “aims to strengthen strategic and operational cooperation between the two naval forces, and practice responses to various regional threats,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a Dec. 8 post on X. The IDF added that the drill, involving dozens of service members from both countries, would continue throughout the week. The bilateral training began just two days after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets in the Gulf of Oman during a two-day drill that Tehran said was designed to counter foreign threats, Iranian state media reported on Dec. 5.......

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Source: Algemeiner

Posted on 12-08-2025 10:50