Exercise Cutlass Express is a multinational maritime exercise aiming to improve the regional cooperation and increase interoperability between the United States, East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illegal maritime activities in the Western Indian Ocean.
The Indian Naval Ship Talwar is taking part in this exercise, which is being conducted in Kenya from July 26 to August 6, 2021. In the harbour phase, which is conducted from July 26 to 28, a team of Indian Navy Marine Commandos conducted training of personnel for navies of Kenya, Djibouti, Mozambique, Cameroon and Coast Guard of Georgia.