Summary
Exercise Sea Spark was the codename of a series of major naval exercises conducted by the Pakistan Navy to simulate naval warfare and the protection of the country's maritime border.[2]
| Seaspark-12 | |
|---|---|
 Highlighted area where the exercise were conduct | |
| Type | Naval exercise |
| Location | |
| Planned by | Naval Operations Branch |
| Objective | Deployment of Pakistan Navy and amphibious assault forces |
| Date | 17 September 2012 – present |
| Executed by | VAdm Hasham Siddique, DCNS Operations[1] |
Operation Readiness edit
The first exercise took place in the North Arabian Sea and started on 17 September 2012.[3] The navy officials stated that exercises were aimed at assessing "operational readiness" and providing an opportunity to the officers and sailors to operate in a multi-threat environment and to exercise their responses accordingly.[4]
In 2015 part of Exercise Sea Spark was witnessed by the prime minister. The Navy demonstrated a range of naval warfare operations against both traditional and non-traditional targets. Included were countering threats from terrorists and pirates. There were live weapon firings and naval aviation fly-bys.[5]
Deployment edit
The navy deployed all active-duty combatant ships, submarines, fighter jets and the special operations forces, including the entire division of Marines and the naval establishments to cover the entire gamut of naval operations.[6] The exercise also included the joint involvement of the army and air force for the special joint operations.[7] The navy put special emphasis on conventional and non-conventional war games, including the features of army (designated the "Blue forces") and air force (designated the Orange forces) pitching against navy (to determine the naval capabilities in joint operations) in specific threat environment.[1]
See also edit
Notes and news release edit
- ^ a b Pakistan TOday (19 September 2012). "Pak Navy fully capable of meeting any emergency'". APP. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ PPI (18 September 2012). "SEASPARK -12: Navy starts exercises for operational readiness". The Tribune Express. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Navy maritime exercise SEASPARK-12 begins". Pakistan Armed Forces. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ our correspondent (18 September 2012). "Navy's Seaspark-12 exercise commences". The News International. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "PM witnesses Seaspark exercise in North Arabian Sea". Daily Times. Lahore, Pakistan. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
- ^ Press Release (1 September 2012). "Navy exercise SEASPARK-12 goes off". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ From the Newspaper (18 September 2012). "Seaspark-12 gets under way". Dawn Newspapers. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
Video conference edit
- "Briefing of Rear Admiral Hashim Siddique". ISPR (Navy). Retrieved 1 November 2012.