GallerySea Gallery: Exercise Ibsamar VIII By Guy Martin - 18th October 2024 2282 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Two SAAF Hawks pass over the three frigates involved in Exercise Ibsamar VIII (the BNS Defensora,SAS Amatola, and INS Talwar). Indian Navy Ka-31. The INS Talwar off the Cape coast. SAS Amatola in False Bay during Ex Ibsamar. Picture: Ricardo Teixeira. SAS Amatola (F145) at sea for Ex Ibsamar. She is the only currently operational Valour Class frigate in the SA Navy.
