Indian and Greek navies held a joint passing exercise (PASSEX) off the coast of Mumbai, an engagement that provided an opportunity to exchange Best Practices and enhance bilateral maritime interoperability.

The details of the exercise were shared by the  Indian Navy spokesperson and the Western Naval Command on their X handles.

The exercise was held on Thursday.

Sharing details, Western Naval Command wrote on X: "#INSTarkash @indiannavy participated in a #PASSEX with #HSPsara @NavyGR on 10 Jul 25. The exercise included validating communication procedures, tactical manoeuvres, replenishment-at-sea approaches, surface firing and cross deck landings, culminating in a steampast."

"The engagement provided an opportunity to exchange Best Practices and enhance bilateral maritime interoperability. Both units proceeded with scheduled deployments on completion of the exercise," the X post said.

The Hellenic Navy, the naval force of Greece, also shared their view on the event when it said in a statement: "During the joint training, fire, communications and advanced maneuver exercises were performed."

"This joint training contributed to promoting the level of operational readiness and combat capability," the statement said.