MOSCOW, Dec 2 - RIA Novosti. A detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) is completing the transition to the Egyptian port of Alexandria to participate in the joint Russian-Egyptian naval exercises "Friendship Bridge-2021", the press service of the fleet told reporters on Thursday.
"The official entry of the fleet ships into the port of Egypt is scheduled for December 3. The squadron of ships of the Russian Navy includes the frigate Admiral Grigorovich with a deck helicopter on board, the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev and the rescue tug SB-742," the navy said.
The maneuvers will take place on December 3-10 in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, in the area of the Gulf of Alexandria. The ships of the Russian Federation and Egypt will operate under the leadership of the joint headquarters of the exercise and "will perform tasks to repel attacks of naval targets, inspect suspicious vessels, organize air defense and resupply at sea from a helicopter," the press service said.
The Russian-Egyptian Friendship Bridge exercise has been held since 2015, in 2020 it took place in the Black Sea, with the entry of participating ships into the port of Novorossiysk.
