Navy reviewed operational situation at commanders’ conference

The Indian Navy has effectively carried out Mission Based Deployments (MBD) to protect maritime interests by deploying naval ships and aircraft at major and sensitive locations.

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Key-Points

The geo-strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has seen a gradual increase in the recent past. Indian Navy regularly deploys ships for Presence and Surveillance Missions (PSM), off critical choke points / sea lanes in the IOR.

Since August 2017, Indian Navy deployments in the IOR have been further structured under the Mission Based Deployment (MBD) concept.

Under MBD concept, In addition to the anti-piracy deployment, IN ships were also Mission Deployed for-

• Operation ‘GULFDEP’ in the Persian Gulf,
• Operation ‘CENTDEP’ in the central Indian Ocean Region,
• Operation ‘NORDEP’ in the northern Bay of Bengal and
• Operation ‘MALDEP’ in the Andaman Sea and approaches to the Malacca Strait.