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Photos: Indian Navy carries out anti-ship firing drills

Firing drills came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack.

New Delhi: Indian naval warships have successfully carried out anti-ship firings revalidating readiness for long-range precision strikes, officials said on Sunday.

The firing drills came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack.

“Indian Navy Ships undertook successful multiple anti-ship firings to revalidate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems and crew for long range precision offensive strike,” an Indian Navy official said.

In this image posted by @indiannavy via X on April 27, 2025, Indian Navy Ships undertook successful multiple anti-ship firings to revalidate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems and crew for long range precision offensive strike. (@indiannavy on X)
In this image posted by @indiannavy via X on April 27, 2025, Indian Navy Ships undertook successful multiple anti-ship firings to revalidate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems and crew for long range precision offensive strike. (@indiannavy on X)

“Indian Navy stands combat ready credible and future ready in safeguarding the nation’s maritime interests anytime anywhere anyhow,” he added.

This post was last modified on April 27, 2025 11:01 am

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