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The firing drills came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after 26 tourists were gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
Indian Navy carrying out anti-ship drills amid escalating tensions with Pakistan. (Indian Navy/X)
Indian naval warships have successfully carried out anti-ship firings, revalidating readiness for long-range precision strikes, according to officials. These ships also fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile during the training.
The firing drills came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after 26 tourists were gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, for which New Delhi has blamed Islamabad for failing to curb cross-border terrorism.
A number of Indian Navy ships are equipped with BrahMos missiles. BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms. BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound.
“Indian Navy Ships undertook successful multiple anti-ship firings to revalidate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems and crew for long-range precision offensive strike,” an Indian Navy official said. “Indian Navy stands combat-ready credible and future-ready in safeguarding the nation’s maritime interests anytime, anywhere, anyhow.”
Terrorists unleashed gunfire in Pahalgam on April 22, killing at least 26 people — mostly tourists — in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the terror attack, prompting India to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Pakistan on all fronts.
India announced a raft of diplomatic measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. New Delhi also announced the shutting down of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari, the suspension of visas for Pakistani nationals and the scaling down of top officials at the High Commission. Pakistan responded by suspending trade, and warned of a measured response if India takes military action.
Moreover, Pakistani forces have violated ceasefire for three consecutive nights by opening “unprovoked” fire at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army effectively retaliated to the speculative firing.
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