Indra Navy 2016 exercise

India-Russia Indra Navy 2016 drills were held in the Bay of Bengal on December 14-21.

Some 500 servicemen were engaged in the drills.

The drills involved ship-based helicopters.

The Indian side commanded the exercises.

The squadron of the Russian Pacific Fleet included the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs and the Boris Butom tanker ship.

The Indian Navy was represented by INS Ranvir a guided missile destroyer, INS Satpura an indigenous frigate and INS Kamorta an indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvette.

In the course of the drills, the participants fired reactive depth charges at a simulated enemy submarine in the Bay of Bengal.

The first joint Russian-Indian naval drills were held in 2003.

The official ceremony and debriefing took place on board of Indian INS Satpura frigate.