Bahraini, Saudi navies to carry out joint drill

Manama, Oct. 22 (BNA): The joint naval drill, “Bridge 17”, conducted by the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF)’s Royal Bahrain Naval Force, and the Saudi Eastern Fleet, will commence tomorrow, Sunday, and run until October 27, BDF announced. Naval warships, auxiliary ships, landing ships, helicopters and several combat units will participate in the joint naval exercise to carry out a number of practical drills and tactical maneuvers in the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain.