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EXERCISE – VARUNA 2025: India, France Culminate 23rd Edition Of Bilateral Naval Exercise

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EXERCISE – VARUNA 2025: The Indian Navy and the French Navy demonstrated their long-standing relationship during the bilateral naval exercise VARUNA 2025, which took place from March 19 to 22.

The activities described in 23rd Edition covered a variety of multi-domain contexts. The purpose of the organized exercises was to improve tactical and operational competence under challenging situations. The French Navy’s Rafale-M and the Indian Navy’s MIG-29K participated in advanced air defense exercises that simulated real-world combat situations and sharpened the participating units’ ability to work together to repel aerial threats.

Deepening knowledge and skill in underwater domain awareness and tactics was the main goal of the two forces’ anti-submarine warfare exercises with Indian submarines and anti-submarine frigates.

Surface warfare operations demonstrated the combined fighting capabilities of the participating fleets through intricately coordinated maneuvers and simulated confrontations.

Resupply the logistical interoperability of the two Fleet Tankers was demonstrated during at-sea drills, which also improved mutual support and endurance for extended operations. Compared to earlier iterations, this exercise’s operational coordination between the two navies was more advanced.

EXERCISE – VARUNA 2025

The exercise’s goal of improved jointmanship was accomplished, and it strengthened the commitment to maintaining the values of a rules-based maritime order and fostering Indo-Pacific stability.

The intricate exercises strengthened the group’s ability to handle today’s maritime security issues by offering priceless operational experience.

The exercise promoted a deeper understanding of each other’s operational doctrines and improved the two navies’ capacity to function effectively in challenging maritime settings by facilitating the essential exchange of Best Practices.

The Varuna exercise has been a cornerstone of India-France defence relations, with both countries recognising the importance of maritime security and collaborative defence efforts.

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