Exercises and visits.over the past few months

ABSTRACT

A wide range of operations like Anti - Submarine, Surface Manoeuvers, Replenishment at Sea approach, Firing on target, Visit Board Search & Seizure (VBSS), Steam Past, Air Defence, Air Picture Compilation, Vertical Replenishment and crossdeck operations were exercised by the ships. Eastern Fleet Ships on overseas operational deployment In pursuit of India's Act East' policy and to enhance military cooperation with friendly countries, a Task Force of Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet is on an Overseas Deployment to South East Asia, the South China Sea and Western Pacific for over two months. Besides regular port calls, the task group will operate in conjunction with friendly navies, to build military relations and develop interoperability in the conduct of maritime operations. Indian Navy Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt are the latest indigenously designed and built, multi-role guided missile stealth frigate and anti-submarine corvette respectively, and form part of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.