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Indian Navy's Anti-Piracy Operations, 2026
The Indian Navy's anti-piracy operations are its armed responses to pirates in the Arabian Sea and off Somalia, run with mission-deployed warships, maritime reconnaissance aircraft and the MARCOS marine commandos. They are in the news because the Navy announced on 3 November 2026 that it had freed the hijacked fishing vessel Azini and all 20 of its crew, after an Indian Air Force C-17 air-dropped marine commandos to reinforce the operation.
Last updated 4 November 20264 min read
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New card: the Navy's Azini rescue off Somalia, the C-17 commando airdrop behind it, and the Al Jusufi attack off Oman, kept apart from piracy.
- Indian Navy
- anti-piracy
- Azini
- MARCOS
- C-17 Globemaster
- Somalia
- Al Jusufi
- Arabian Sea
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