Exercise Varuna

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Recently, INS Trishul reached Toulon, France to participate in the exercise ‘VARUNA’.

About Exercise Varuna

• It is the bilateral maritime exercise conducted between the Indian Navy and the French Navy.
• This year it is the 24th edition of exercise Varuna.
• Phases: It will witness professional engagements in harbour and at sea, including cross-deck visits, operational interactions and sporting engagements.
• These engagements will provide opportunities for both Navies to share experiences and Best Practices, enhance interoperability and foster greater mutual understanding.
• Other India-France Military Exercises
  • FRINJEX: Army Joint Exercise.
  • GARUDA: Air Force Exercise.

Key Facts about INS Trishul

• It is a front-line Talwar-class guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy,
• It joined the arsenal of the Indian Navy in 2003.
• It is equipped for multi-dimensional maritime operations.
• Capacity: It has a carrying capacity of 3,700-tonne.
• Speed: It has a top speed in excess of 30 knots and an endurance of 30 days at sea.
• Armaments
  • Trishul became the second Indian warship to incorporate an eight cell KBSM 3S-14NE Vertical Launcher.
  • It was the first to upload the new Indian/Russian designed missile, the supersonic BrahMos PJ-10 AShCM (anti-sub/ship/surface cruise missile).

Source: PIB

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