Using intelligence gathered by P8I LRMR aircraft during a surveillance mission, an Indian Navy ship on a mission was redirected to intercept a suspicious dhow involved in smuggling contraband.
This edition of MILAN witnessed participation of 35 units including ships, submarines and aircraft of which 13 ships and one aircraft were from Friendly Foreign Countries.
Indian Navy undertook airborne insertion of Special Forces by paradropping inflatable crafts and MARCOs from C-130 aircraft in the Arabian Sea for continued Anti-Piracy Operations in Arabian Sea.
Key areas for emphasis in 2024 include enhancing administrative efficiency, implementing digital initiatives, conducting both general and specialized training programs, and advancing welfare activities.
The Navy commandos, who sprung into action up on getting a distress call, nabbed the Somali pirates and photographs of their rescue operation soon surfaced online.
Indian Warship INS Sumitra successfully rescued 19 Pakistani crew members from an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel in Somalia, demonstrating the Indian Navy’s commitment to maritime safety.
The Indian Navy said that its warship INS Sumitra intercepted the distressed vessel and pressed into action to locate the fishing vessel, which had been boarded by pirates and saved 19 Pakistani national crew members who were taken hostage.
Revanth Reddy, the Chief Minister, pledged full support for the Indian Navy's Low Frequency Radar Station (LFRS) being built in the Damagundam forest area within the Parigi constituency
Responding swiftly to a distress call, the Indian Navy deployed its warship and maritime patrol aircraft to locate and assist the hijacked vessel, MV Ruen.
The ship is a Trinkat Class FAC which was then called INS Tillanchang, was gifted to the Maldivian Naval Defence Forces (MNDF) in 2006 by the Government of India.