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| Indian Navy P-8I Poseidon ASW Aircraft (File Photo) |
NEW DELHI (PTI): Nuclear submarine INS Chakra and the newly-inducted P-8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft are taking part in Navy's month-long wargames which started on Feb. 13 along the Eastern seaboard near Visakhapatnam.
During the exercise, both the Eastern and the Western fleet ships and assets are taking part in a networked environment after the launch of a surveillance satellite of the Navy, Naval officials said in New Delhi.
"Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi along with Eastern naval Commander Vice Admiral Anil Chopra embarked the combined fleets at sea off the East coast on Thursday," a Navy release said.
Amongst the large number of participating units are the Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat and the nuclear submarine INS Chakra.
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