The first phase of Op Sankalp began in 2019. It was basically to protect ships coming out of the Persian Gulf because there were attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf. „And we sustained this with the continued presence of just one ship.“ „After receiving information about ships being targeted by drones, missiles and pirates, we Sankalp'' was updated as part of the second phase from mid-December,'' the Navy chief said.
The waters from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, the northern Arabian Sea and off the east coast of Somalia are the areas „where we operate and deploy these vessels,“ he said.