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Friday, February 10, 2012

Naval exercise brings east and west together off Bengal

BrahMos launchThe ongoing Tropex-2012 (theatre-level readiness and operational exercise) by the Indian Navy off the east coast has, for the first time, tested a new network-centric battle concept involving India's two operational naval commands, the Western Fleet as well as the Eastern Fleet.

According to an Indian Navy spokesperson, the Tropex is testing new platforms, weapons sensors, communication systems and tactics in order to optimise the network combat power of the fleet, which included over 40 surface combatants of various classes, submarines and a large number of aircraft, including unmanned aerial vehicles.

Defence Minister AK Antony, along with the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma and other senior officers of the Eastern Command, witnessed the exercise over two phases -- night and day -- as the two forces performed in tandem off the coast of Visakhapatnam.

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