Riyadh: The second joint naval drill, "Blue Sword", conducted by the Special Forces of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and their Chinese counterparts kicked off today in Chinese city of Zhanjiang.
The three-week drill aims to build mutual trust, enhance cooperation between the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the Chinese Navy, exchange expertise, and develop participants' capacity in combating maritime terrorism and piracy, as well as upgrade training and combat readiness for participating forces.