Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 27In a joint exercise, the three armed forces and the coast guard will test their readiness at sea.The month-long exercise, called the Theatre Readiness Operational Exercise, is conducted by the Navy, Indian Air Force and the Army to carry out various joint tasks. It started on January 24.It will involve some 50 Navy warships, including the seaborne aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramditya, and the nuclear-powered submarine, the INS Chakra.The exercise is being conducted off the Western coast and will test the abilities in conventional war, anti-submarine warfare, securing sea lanes of communication, the busiest one passes close to India. The last edition of the Tropex was conducted in January 2015.The Landing Platform Dock INS Jalashwa will be deployed to conduct amphibious operations – to land Army’s mechanised forces on land by using a warship.