NEW DELHI, April 3. /TASS/. Russian and Indian warships have wrapped up the joint naval maneuvers Indra Navy 2025 in India’s south and accomplished all the assigned missions at a high level, Russia’s embassy in New Delhi told TASS on Thursday.
"The Indian-Russian joint naval drills Indra Navy 2025 have successfully ended in the waters of the Bay of Bengal. The personnel of the Russian Navy and the Navy of the Republic of India have accomplished the assigned objectives at a high professional level," the embassy said.
The Russian Navy was represented in the drills by the Pacific Fleet’s corvettes Rezky and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and medium sea tanker Pechenga. India’s warships that participated in the drills included the Project 61-ME destroyer Rana built in the Soviet Union in 1970-1980 on order from the Indian government and transferred to India in 1982 and the corvette Kuthar designed by Indian naval engineers and constructed in Mumbai.
"The warships have returned to the port of Chennai. On April 3-10, they will replenish supplies and the personnel will get a rest, during which they will go on sightseeing tours, participate in sporting events and have time for personal needs," the Russian embassy said.
On April 10, the Russian naval group will deploy to the sea to continue accomplishing assigned missions, it said.
The Russian Pacific Fleet’s corvettes Rezky and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and medium sea tanker Pechenga arrived at the southern Indian port of Chennai on March 26.
Russia and India have been regularly conducting Indra drills for already more than 20 years. The drills aim to improve operational interoperability and bolster bilateral naval cooperation. In recent years, land and naval forces alternately participate in the maneuvers.
The first Russian-Indian naval maneuvers took place off the western coast of India in May 2003. Eventually, the maneuvers became regular and began to be conducted by Russia and India alternately. The latest Indra Russian-Indian drills were conducted in the Gulf of Finland in July 2024.