The Indian Navy concluded a three-month-long mega naval exercise in the Indian Ocean that featured nearly 70 ships, 10 submarines, and over 80 aircraft of different types amid China's increasing maritime activities in the region.
The Theatre Level Operational Exercise (TROPEX) was held from the Strait of Hormuz in the West to the Sunda and Lombok Straits in the East.
The Indian Navy said marked the successful culmination of an intense operational campaign designed to assess the force's operational preparedness and material readiness for combat.
“It reaffirmed the Navy's commitment to remain a "combat-ready, credible, cohesive and future-ready force,” it said.
The exercise construct included an amphibious exercise (AMPHEX) a joint work-up phase, focused on precise delivery of ordnance on target, cyber and electronic warfare, and a tactical phase.
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The exercise provided a valuable evaluation of the Navy’s ability to respond to multifarious challenges in a synchronised and integrated manner to defend national maritime security interests, the Navy said.
The exercise achieved a very high level of operational synergy in planning and execution of theatre-level scenarios with the other Services. TROPEX witnessed extensive participation by the units of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard comprising Sukhoi Su-30, Jaguar, C-130, Flight Refueller and AWACS aircraft, over 600 Infantry troops, and more than 10 ICG ships.
“TROPEX 25 marked the successful culmination of an intense operational campaign designed to assess the Indian Navy’s operational preparedness and material readiness for combat, and reaffirmed the Navy’s commitment to remain a combat-ready, credible, cohesive and future-ready force,” the Navy added.
