Italian Navy Conducts PASSEX Exercise With Latest Project-15B Stealth Destroyer INS Surat In IOR

The Italian Navy’s destroyer ITS Caio Duilio, currently deployed under the European Union’s Operation ASPIDES, conducted a passage exercise (PASSEX) with the Indian Navy’s latest Project 15B destroyer INS Surat in the Indian Ocean on 9 September 2025.This marked the first coordinated exercise held under the direct operational command of Rear Admiral Andrea Quondamatteo, Force Commander of
The Italian Navy’s destroyer ITS Caio Duilio, currently deployed under the European Union’s Operation ASPIDES, conducted a passage exercise (PASSEX) with the Indian Navy’s latest Project 15B destroyer INS Surat in the Indian Ocean on 9 September 2025.This marked the first coordinated exercise held under the direct operational command of Rear Admiral Andrea Quondamatteo, Force Commander of
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