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INS Tabar exercises with Italian Navy off Naples, Italy

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    National
  • Published
    9th Jul, 2021

Context

INS Tabar as part of her ongoing deployment to the Mediterranean took part in a Partnership Exercise with ITS Antonio Marceglia a frontline frigate of the Italian Navy in Tyrrhenian Sea.

About the joint exercise

  • The exercise covered a wide range of naval operations including air defence procedures, replenishment at sea, communication drills and cross deck helo operations by day and night.
  • The exercise was mutually beneficial in enhancing interoperability and towards consolidating combined operations against maritime threats.
  • The exercise ended with a Steam Past by the two ships, as per the naval custom.
  • These interactions will also offer an opportunity to navies to observe and imbibe the ‘Best Practices’ followed in each other’s Navy.

INS Tabar

  • INS Tabar is a Talwar-class stealth Frigate built for Indian Navy in Russia.
  • The ship is equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors and is among the earliest stealth frigates of the Indian Navy.
  • The ship is part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet which is based at Mumbai under Western Naval Command.

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