Indian Navy destroyer INS Ranvijay calls at Oman's Salalah and holds a PASSEX with the Royal Navy of Oman
29 September 2026
INS Ranvijay, a frontline destroyer of the Indian Navy, made a port call at Salalah in Oman during an ongoing deployment. The ship held professional exchanges with the Omani vessel RNOV Sadh, and a PASSEX, or passage exercise, was conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman off Salalah. Earlier in the month, a delegation of India's National Defence College finished a Strategic Neighbourhood Study Tour in Oman. The visit was presented as strengthening India-Oman maritime ties.
Ship:
INS Ranvijay
Port:
Salalah, Oman
Exercise:
PASSEX with the Royal Navy of Oman
Why it matters for exams: India-Oman defence and maritime cooperation, naval exercise terms and the Indian Navy's ship prefix are common defence questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
In plain words
PASSEX Passage exercise — A short naval exercise held when warships of two navies meet at sea.