The Israel Navy and the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet completed a five-day joint exercise named Intrinsic Defender across multiple maritime arenas, the IDF announced on Thursday.
Troops operated across the Mediterranean, Haifa Bay, the Nahariya area, and the Red Sea theater.
The five-day drill aimed to strengthen long-standing cooperation, improve responses to maritime threats, and enable mutual operational learning, according to the IDF.
During the exercise, the Navy tested new technologies intended to broaden its operational toolkit, with scenarios including mine countermeasures and neutralization, response to hostile maritime infiltrations, diving and search operations, ship-boarding drills, and medical training.
Continued cooperation with CENTCOM
In recent years, the Israeli Navy and the US Fifth Fleet have conducted dozens of joint drills and patrols in the Red Sea and beyond, with a focus on safeguarding.
The IDF said cooperation between Israel and US Central Command underscores their strategic alliance and close military-to-military relationship.
This partnership, the IDF added, remains a core pillar for ensuring maritime security and regional stability.