The Republic of Singapore Navy RSN and the Royal Malaysian Navy RMM successfully completed a bilateral maritime exercise on Thursday. The 31st edition of Exercise Malapura kicked off on September 5th at the Lumet Naval Base in Malaysia. With sailors from both Navy's engaging in professional exchanges, exercise planning and sports activities. The sea phase of the exercise followed in the Malakka Strait from September 8 to Monday. With ant defense exercises, gunnery firings and cross-stack landings of the S-70B naval helicopter on the RMM KD-Liqui frigate. The two Navy's also carried out maritime security drills and communication and maneuvering exercises. During the 10-day exercise, the RSN deployed the RSS Strait fast formidable class frigate, along with an S-70B naval helicopter and a victory class missile COVID, the RSS variant. The RMM deployed the KD-Liqui frigate, along with a super-links naval helicopter and the KD-Lecco Covet. Two Royal Malaysian Air Force, F divided by a minus 18D fighter aircraft, also took part in the exercise. Exercise Malapura concluded on Thursday with a closing ceremony at the RSS Singapore Changi naval base. Colonel Kwan Hoan Chual, the RSN fleet commander, said at the ceremony that the exercise was important in deepening the friendship between the two Navy's. Over the years, as our relationship deepened, the scope of the exercise has also expanded to encompass more complex and different types of cereals to strengthen our interoperability at sea. He said, First held in 1984, exercise Malapura highlights the warm and no-standing defense relations between Singapore and Malaysia, said Min-Def on Thursday. The RSN and RMM interact regularly across a wide range of activities, including bilateral exchanges and cross-attendance of causes and multilateral activities under the embatt of the five-power defense arrangements and the OSEAN Defense Ministers meeting. Edit the Ministry. The two Navy's also work alongside to reinforce maritime security through the Malakka Straits Patrol. These interactions have enhanced a practical cooperation and professional ties between both Navy's.