War Games in the Arabian Sea

Last week, the Pakistani and Chinese navies held joint exercises in the Arabian Sea. Tomorrow, the Pakistani navy will commence war games with the Saudi Arabian navy, also in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Pakistan.

From WebIndia123.com:

The two navies will engage in war games and other exercises aimed at enhancing technical know-how, communications, understanding and war techniques, the Independent News Pakistan (INP) news agency reported.

The Saudi naval ships, around half a dozen in number, will be mainly missile crafts, officials told INP.

One Saudi official mentioned that the, "Saudis are mainly interested in enhancing their defensive capabilities." Against whom wasn't indicated.

Besides providing defensive capabilities, the Saudis and Pakistanis could tackle the problem of pirates in the Indian Ocean, in particular, along the coasts of the Arabian peninsula and east Africa. Will they? Who knows.

On a different note, I wonder what Iran has to say about a military alliance being created by its neighbors.

Companion post at In The Bullpen.