(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
In the first-ever visit by any Indian warship in four years, INS
Satpura arrived in Suva, Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean as part of
its operational deployment in the Pacific region.
The visit is aimed at strengthening friendship and cooperation
between the two nations.
Notably, the ship will be open for visitors, and the crew would
undertake community outreach programmes besides interactions with
senior defence leadership.
Earlier, INS Satpura hoisted the National Flag in San Diego on
the North American continent, as part of the Indian Navy's
deployment of ships across all six inhabited continents of the
world to celebrate 75 years of Independence.
INS Satpura is an indigenously designed and built, 6,000-tonne
guided missile stealth frigate equipped to seek and destroy
adversaries in air, surface and underwater. The ship is a frontline
unit of the Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam. A frontline unit
of the Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam, INS Satpura was tasked
with a long-range operational deployment in the 75th year of
India's Independence.
Earlier, Indian Naval Warship, INS Satpura and P8I LRMRASW
aircraft took part in one of the largest multilateral naval
exercises, the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC) at Pearl
Harbour in Hawaii.
For the multilateral naval exercise, the Indian warship reached
Hawaii on June 27, 2022, whereas the P8I aircraft arrived on July
2, 2022. The harbour phase of the exercise saw participation in
multiple symposiums exercise planning discussions and sports
competitions.
As part of its long-range operational deployment, INS Satpura
participated in RIMPAC-22. RIMPAC-22 is one of the largest
multilateral Naval Exercises in which the Indian Navy participated
with INS Satpura, one P8I maritime patrol aircraft, and a shore
contingent.
On June 15, INS Satpura conducted a special Yoga Protocol at
Guam Harbour, USA.
Apart from the ship's crew, personnel from other foreign Naval
Warships in harbour and personnel of Indian origin at Guam were
also invited. Officers and sailors from the US, Singapore, and
Philippines Navy participated in the Yoga protocol.
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