Indian Navy task force to deploy in East Sea, Western Pacific
VOV correspondent in India -
(VOVWORLD) - The Indian Navy is deploying a naval task group comprising four frontline warships to the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam) and the Western Pacific for two months beginning in early August, the Indian Navy announced on Monday.
 An Indian warship is deployed to Baltic Sea for an exercise between India and Russia in July, 2021. (Photo: ANI) |
The Indian Task Force comprises Guided Missile Destroyer Ranvijay, Guided Missile Frigate Shivalik, Anti-Submarine Corvette Kadmatt, and Guided Missile Corvette Kora. The ships are scheduled to participate in bilateral exercises with the Vietnamese People’s Navy, the Republic of Philippines Navy, the Republic of Singapore Navy (SIMBEX), the Indonesian Navy (Samudra Shakti), and the Royal Australian Navy (AUS-INDEX).
They will also participate in a multilateral exercise called MALABAR-21 with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, the Royal Australian Navy, and the United States Navy in the Western Pacific.
The Indian Navy regularly undertakes deployments to friendly foreign countries and certain Indian and Pacific Ocean regions to further the Prime Minister's initiative of 'Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)', the statement said.
VOV correspondent in India