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So Indian Navy rapidly transitioned from a training exercise to an operational deployment last month. According to @indiannavy, a two-month long training routine TROPEX 2019 was changed to operations in North Arabian Sea in the immediate aftermath of Pulwama attack on 14 Feb
Major combat units of the Indian Navy including the Carrier Battle Group with INS Vikramaditya, nuclear submarines and scores of other ships, submarines and aircraft swiftly transited from exercise to operational deployment mode as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff will be in Kochi tomorrow to preside over the debrief of largest War Game of the Indian Navy - the Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 19). The exercise had commenced 07 Jan and was to be terminated by 10 Mar 19.
About 60 ships of the Indian Navy, 12 ships of the Indian Coast Guard and 60 aircraft were part of TROPEX 19. Amongst the key attributes of Naval forces are the 'Versatility' to change roles, 'Mobility' and 'Poise'.
Availability of such a large number of combat ready assets in the theatre of operations for TROPEX allowed the Indian Navy to expeditiously respond to the developing situation in synergy with the other services.
The overwhelming superiority of Indian Navy in all three dimensions forced the Pakistan Navy to remain deployed close to the Makran coast and not venture out in the open ocean, says @indiannavy
