{"id":20152,"date":"2025-11-12T20:13:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20152"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:13:53","slug":"commander-inspects-el-dhafer-920-corvette-ahead-of-uk-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20152","title":{"rendered":"Commander Inspects &#8216;El Dhafer 920&#8217; Corvette Ahead of UK Drills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, October 14, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Rear Admiral Mahfoud Benmeddah, Commander of the Algerian Naval Forces, conducted an inspection yesterday of the multi-mission corvette &#8216;El Dhafer&#8217; (meaning &#8216;The Victorious&#8217;) with hull number 920. The inspection took place at the northern pier of the Admiralty at the Algiers Naval Base, located within the First Military Region.<\/p>\n<p>This inspection precedes the vessel&#8217;s scheduled participation in joint naval exercises with the United Kingdom, slated to occur between October 19th and 24th, 2025, within British territorial waters.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released by the Ministry of National Defence, these exercises aim to facilitate the exchange of expertise and enhance operational coordination between the naval forces of the two friendly nations. <em>Key areas of focus will include maritime security, underwater combat and demolition techniques, and special intervention operations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry emphasized that this collaboration reflects the commitment of the High Command of the People&#8217;s National Army to strengthening international partnerships and enhancing the capabilities of the Algerian Navy. The &#8216;El Dhafer&#8217; corvette, a modern and versatile platform, plays a crucial role in Algeria&#8217;s maritime defense strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The joint exercises with the UK represent a significant step in bolstering bilateral relations and fostering greater interoperability between the two navies. The Algerian Navy continues to actively engage in international collaborations to maintain regional security and stability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers, October 14, 2025 \u2013 Rear Admiral Mahfoud Benmeddah, Commander of the Algerian Naval Forces, conducted an inspection yesterday of the multi-mission corvette &#8216;El Dhafer&#8217; (meaning &#8216;The Victorious&#8217;) with hull number 920. The inspection took place at the northern pier of the A&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20154,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20152\/revisions\/20154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}