Navy to conduct live firing drills from May 3-7 in Arabian Sea

The Indian Navy is set to conduct live firing drills starting from Saturday, May 3 to 7 in the Arabian Sea.

A live firing drill is a military exercise where Navy personnel use live ammunition in actual combat scenarios. Such exercises are held in order to examine combat



readiness and test equipment.

Earlier on Saturday, Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an hour-long meeting and discussed operational preparedness and the ongoing operations including the drills in the Arabian Sea, sources said.