Article Posted on : - Jul 18, 2023

Stealth frigate 'INS Sahyadri' and guided missile destroyer 'INS Kolkata' are making a port call at Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo: PIB)

NEW DELHI (BNS): Two frontline ships of Indian Navy, mission deployed in South Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR), arrived in Jakarta on Monday.

The ships were accorded a warm welcome by the Indonesian Navy.

During the port call, personnel from Indian and Indonesian navies will engage in a wide range of professional interactions, joint yoga sessions, sports fixtures and cross-deck visits aimed at strengthening mutual cooperation and understanding between the two navies.

The two ships will also participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) at sea with the Indonesian Navy to further bolster the high degree of interoperability that already exists between the two navies, Indian MoD said in a statement.

INS Sahyadri is the third indigenously designed and built Project-17 class stealth frigate. INS Kolkata is the first indigenously designed and built stealth destroyer of Project-15A class.