Unpredictable situation in Arabian Sea, India mounts sea-air patrols
Unpredictable situation in Arabian Sea, India mounts sea-air patrols BrahMos land attack missiles carrying INS Kolkata, INS Cochin, INS Mormugao, INS Chennai and INS Visakhapatnam were deployed. The situation on the high seas in West Asia remains dangerous as Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza shows no signs of abating and Iran's proxies focus on trade goods in the Red and Arabian seas, development officials said on Thursday. As a threat to the Arabian Sea communication link, the Indian Navy deployed five surface-to-air missiles to monitor the situation from the Red Sea to western India. The Indian Navy used BrahMos surface-to-air missiles on aircraft carriers INS Kolkata, INS Cochin, INS Mormugao, INS Chennai and INS Visakhapatnam; The Indian Navy also operates Boeing P8I anti-submarine fighters and unarmed versions of the "Predator". drones for surveillance. Targeting ships that Iranian agents can use to target commercial sh...