“In the Bay of Bengal, a two-day naval drill between Russia and India came to an end. Russia was represented by the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs and the medium sea tanker Pechenga of the Pacific Fleet. The destroyer Ranvijay and the corvette Kiltan were represented by the Indian Navy”, the message reads.
The sailors practised communication skills while coordinating manoeuvres. While on the move, the crews sharpened their resupply skills, and Indian Navy helicopter pilots made a deck landing on a Russian ship. In response, Indian destroyer landing approaches were rehearsed by Russian pilots.
India and Russia completed the 12th iteration of their biennial Indra Navy exercise in the Baltic Sea in 2021. The US expressed disapproval of the joint exercise with Russia, but India dismissed it and continued the drill.