Overview
- Mexico’s navy chief met with U.S. Navy and Coast Guard leaders in Washington on June 3–5 to reaffirm and expand bilateral maritime cooperation, including concrete operational commitments.
- The two sides committed to reactivate binational SAREX search-and-rescue exercises to rehearse joint responses to maritime emergencies.
- Officials agreed to roll out SAROPS 4.5, the search-planning system developed with the U.S. Coast Guard, to speed planning and reduce time to locate missing people, vessels and aircraft.
- U.S. counterparts publicly recognized Mexico’s operational model that pairs ships, helicopters and interceptor patrols and noted Mexico’s growing use of unmanned systems for surveillance.
- The agenda also covers illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, port protection, cybersecurity, specialized training and a push to strengthen the trilateral NAMSI mechanism while preserving national sovereignty.