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Indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant will be included in the International Fleet Review, the world will see the strength of the Indian Navy.

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INS Vikrant will participate in the International Fleet Review. (Photo- AI) New Delhi: In Operation Sindoor, the Indian Navy played its role by remaining ‘silent’ and played it in such a way that even the limited warships available with Pakistan could not come out of their harbour. During Operation Sindoor, the Indian Navy had a…

Ronit Sharma

By Ronit Sharma
Feb 03, 2026, 3:09 PM IST

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Indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant will be included in the International Fleet Review, the world will see the strength of the Indian Navy.

INS Vikrant will participate in the International Fleet Review. (Photo- AI)
New Delhi: In Operation Sindoor, the Indian Navy played its role by remaining ‘silent’ and played it in such a way that even the limited warships available with Pakistan could not come out of their harbour. During Operation Sindoor, the Indian Navy had a forward deployment in the Arabian Sea and the Navy’s Carrier Battle Group was deployed there. Now the world will see the strength of the Navy’s Carrier Battle Group in the International Fleet Review. India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant will participate with its Carrier Battle Group in the International Fleet Review to be held this month.

President Draupadi Murmu will conduct International Fleet Review on 18 February

Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President Draupadi Murmu will conduct the International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam on 18 February. The indigenous Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sumedha has been made the President Yacht for review. The Carrier Battle Group also consists of submarines surrounding the aircraft carrier, along with 8 to 10 warships also being a part of it. The pressure of the Indian Navy in Operation Sindoor was so much that Pakistan did not even think of taking any action in the sea. Nilgiri class frigate will also be included in the International Fleet Review. The Navy has invited a total of 137 countries of the world for the International Fleet Review. More than 60 countries have agreed to participate in this with their warships.

In 2001, 97 warships from 20 countries were included.

The first International Fleet Review (IFR) was conducted in the year 2001. Then President K. R. Narayanan had inspected the fleet from INS Sukanya. 97 warships from 20 countries participated in that fleet review, of which 73 were Indian and 24 were foreign warships. The second edition of IFR was organized in Visakhapatnam in the year 2016. A total of about 100 warships from 50 countries participated in it. Then the then President Pranab Mukherjee inspected the fleet from INS Sumitra.

International Fleet Review takes place every four-five years

  • Along with the International Fleet Review, the Navy also conducts the Indian Fleet Review every four-five years. This is done by the Fleet Review of the President of the Indian Navy. Fleet review of the Indian Navy takes place once during the tenure of every President.
  • In this, the Supreme Commander is shown to the President what is the capability of the Indian Navy and how prepared the Navy’s ships are to protect the country’s maritime border. The last time the Navy’s Presidential Fleet Review took place was in 2022.
  • While in the Republic Day Parade the President takes the salute while standing at one place, in the Fleet Review all the ships remain anchored in a formation i.e. remain stationary. The President’s ship passes by them while moving and the President inspects the fleet.