Indian Navy Concludes Theatre Level War Exercise TROPEX 2017
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| A warship participating in Tropex-17 (file photo) |
National Defence Bureau,
New Delhi, 26 February 2017
War Exercise TROPEX 17 concluded
56 Ships, 5 submarine, 70 aircrafts, from Western &
Eastern fleet participated in the exercise
Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramadiya also took part
Navy conducted Out of Area Contingency in Island territory
The Indian Navy’s Annual Theatre Level Readiness and
Operational Exercise (TROPEX 17) concluded. The exercise was conducted on the
Western Seaboard from 24 Jan 17 till 23 Feb 17. The month long exercise saw
participation of over 45 ships from both the Western and Eastern Naval Commands
of the Indian Navy, including the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, 05
submarines including the nuclear powered Chakra, 50 Naval aircraft, 11 ships
from the Coast Guard, troops from the Army and 20 aircraft from the Air Force
including Su 30s, Jaguars and AWACS.
The exercise, in complete coordination with the Army and Air
Force, was conducted in phases to test the various facets of war-fighting and
joint combat capabilities of the armed forces to respond to given threat
situations. The Joint Work Up Phase
witnessed various weapon firings by ships, submarines and aircraft from both
the Indian Navy and Air Force. The 2017 edition of TROPEX included the conduct
of large scale ‘Out of Area Contingency’ in island territory, which saw
participation of all three services and their special forces.
TROPEX 2017 culminated with Tactical Phase conducted over 10
days, and saw intense action by both the opposing forces. The interaction of
the forces helped validate operational war fighting concepts and provided
valuable lessons to sharpen combat skills.
TROPEX 2017 assumes great significance in the backdrop of
current security scenario. The exercise provided an apt-opportunity to test the
combat capability of the Indian Navy, Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Coast
Guard, and strengthened inter-operability and joint operations in complex
conflict situation.
Indian Navy Concludes Theatre Level War Exercise TROPEX 2017
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