Chief of the Naval Staff reviews eastern fleet’s combat readiness during operational sea sortie

Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi connected Thursday (January 09,2026) embarked units of the Eastern Naval Command, Poorvi Beda, astatine oversea to reappraisal their operational readiness and combat preparedness.

Indian Navy informed that during the embarkation, Admiral Tripathi witnessed a bid of precocious operational drills conducted successful a multi-threat environment, including analyzable fleet manoeuvres, limb firings and flying operations.

He was besides briefed connected the preparedness of platforms and personnel, underscoring the Eastern Fleet’s capableness to run efficaciously crossed the afloat spectrum of maritime operations.

Addressing the personnel, Admiral Tripathi commended the Eastern Naval Command for maintaining a consistently precocious operational tempo. He praised the force’s accent connected sustaining battle-ready platforms, achieving precision successful ordnance transportation and ensuring ngo effectiveness nether demanding operational conditions.

The CNS highlighted the pivotal relation of well-trained and motivated quality capital—the men and women successful whites—in the optimal employment of modern weapons, sensors and uncrewed systems wrong a afloat networked operational environment.

Reaffirming the Indian Navy’s ethos and mandate, Admiral Tripathi stated that specified levels of preparedness and professionalism are cardinal to safeguarding India’s nationalist maritime interests—anytime, anywhere, anyhow.