Overview
- Vice Admiral Tarun Shobti said every operational ship returned to port, rearmed, loaded submarines, and sailed again within 96 hours at the onset of Operation Sindoor.
- He disclosed that 15 MiG-29K fighters were embarked on INS Vikrant, demonstrating sea-based strike capability and rapid power projection.
- Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi said swift deployment and aggressive posturing effectively held the Pakistan Navy captive by denying freedom of manoeuvre.
- Tripathi stated the operation has not ended and indicated the Navy could open any renewed action, echoing the prime minister’s stance that regrouping terrorists on Pakistani soil will be targeted.
- At a ceremony in Visakhapatnam, the Navy commissioned INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri under Project 17A as leaders highlighted accelerated lessons and corrective measures from Sindoor.