Indra Navy – 21 Maritime Exercise UPSC
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What is discussed under Indra Navy – 21 Maritime Exercise UPSC ?
- About the exercise
- Need for Exercise
- Indian Navy Joint Exercises
Why in News ?
12th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY held between 28 and 29 July 2021
- It is a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea.
Key Facts
- The exercise was initiated in 2003.
Photo by Thomas Fields on Unsplash - Ex INDRA NAVY is the long-term strategic relationship between the two navies.
- This exercise was undertaken as part of the visit of INS Tabar to St Petersburg, Russia to participate in the 325th Navy Day celebrations of the Russian Navy.
- From these years the scope of exercise increased in various complexity of operation and level of participation.
- This aims at inter-operability between two Navies over the years.
- Also to enhance understanding and procedures for multi-faceted maritime operations.
- The scope of this edition includes wide-ranging and diverse activities across the spectrum of maritime operations.
- Indian Navy participated with INS Tabar stealth frigate.
- Russia participated with Corvettes RFS Zelyony Dol and RFS Odintsovo of the Baltic Fleet.
- Major outcomes
- Anti-air firings
- Underway replenishment drills
- Helicopter ops,
- Boarding drills
- Seamanship evolutions
- Need for Exercise
- Decided based on the nature and requirement of specific exercise.
- Expenditure incurred also varies
- Helps in constructive engagements in operational terms and enhances the skills of our armed forces.
- This is a continuous process relevant steps are taken from time to time to engage friendly countries and to enhance the scope of exercises based on the principle of mutual benefit and our own strategic requirements.
Recently India Participate Exercise Cutlass Express-21.Indian Navy played a significant role in ‘CUTLASS EXPRESS – 19’, being involved in planning, coordination and execution.
Check the details : Military Exercise by India with Other Countries
Baltic Sea
- Baltic Sea is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
- The Baltic Sea is one of the largest brackish inland seas by area.
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