No enemy aircraft was allowed to come within several hundred kilometres of Indian territory during Pakistan’s recent attempts to target the country’s installations, according to Vice Admiral A N Pramod, Director General of Naval Operations. He made the remarks on Monday (May 12) during a press briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.
The presence of the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier, equipped with a large fleet of MiG-29K fighter jets and airborne early warning helicopters, played a key role in deterring any suspicious or hostile aerial activity near the Carrier Battle Group, he said.
Vice Admiral Pramod’s comments follow the launch of Operation Sindoor by Indian armed forces on the night of May 7–8, in response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 25, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists—including 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen.
Following India’s retaliatory strikes on terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), Pakistani forces attempted three drone and missile attacks targeting military installations in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. These threats were swiftly neutralised, according to the Ministry of Defence.
Pramod noted that the Navy employed a combination of advanced sensors and real-time intelligence to detect and neutralise threats before they could pose a danger.
“If I speak in simple terms, no suspicious or enemy aircraft were given a chance to approach—for several hundred kilometres,” he emphasised.
He further explained that the Navy functions as a composite networked force capable of countering threats across air, surface, and sub-surface domains. Using synchronised Combat Management Systems and continuous surveillance, the Navy ensures comprehensive maritime domain awareness, including aerial threats.
