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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Indian Navy heads for first Atlantic Ocean deployment

Delhi class destroyerUnderlining its increasing strategic prowess, the Indian Navy has for the first time embarked on a two month-long deployment to the Atlantic Ocean, where it will participate in separate war games with the British and French navies.

Since World War I, the Atlantic Ocean has been the stage for strategic warfare for navies the world over.

Three warships and a fleet replenishment tanker from the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet have begun sailing for the Atlantic Ocean, where, besides port calls at many countries, they will conduct the Konkan exercise with the Royal Navy and the Varuna exercise with the French Navy.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete4/6/09 17:29

    Interesting step in the Indian Navies increasing willingness to go further afield and wave the flag in force.

    Pete

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