SA Navy chief visits Indian and Brazilian warships at Exercise Ibsamar IX

Text poster only. The source video opens on an Exercise Ibsamar IX 2026 title card, then shows the South African Navy chief in a white uniform meeting officers aboard INS Tarkash and on its bridge, the grey Brazilian corvette BNS Barroso on the water beside a tug with a mountain behind, and officers aboard Barroso, ending on the exercise emblem. — South African National Defence Force (@SANDF_ZA), watch at source · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Video posted Oct. 19, 2026 by the South African National Defence Force. The SANDF says it shows the Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral M. Lobese, visiting the foreign vessels in Exercise Ibsamar IX; on-screen captions name the Indian Navy's INS Tarkash and the Brazilian Navy's BNS Barroso. defenceWeb reports that the India-Brazil-South Africa exercise opened at Naval Base Simon's Town on Oct. 12 and runs to Oct. 20, with a harbour phase on Oct. 12-14 and a sea phase on Oct. 15-19. The 79-second video does not say when it was filmed.

What: SA Navy chief visits Indian and Brazilian warships at Exercise Ibsamar IX
Where: Simon's Town, Western Cape (exercise base)
When: 2026-10-19
Source: South African National Defence Force
Credit: South African National Defence Force (@SANDF_ZA), watch at source
License: Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
Details: Official release · South African National Defence Force (@SANDF_ZA) · Simon's Town, Western Cape (exercise base)

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SA Navy chief visits Indian and Brazilian warships at Exercise Ibsamar IX

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