11/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 10 May, the European Union held an unprecedented trilateral naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden with Japan and Djibouti. Based on the scenario of an anti-piracy operation, the exercise involved the Operation Atalanta flagship, the frigate Carabiniere, and the operation’s maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer Setogiri, and Djibouti’s Navy and Coast Guard patrol boats. “The exercise lasted...