In early 2011, the ship was part of a fleet of warships from the
Eastern Fleet which went on an operational deployment in South East Asia and the Western Pacific. The flotilla was composed of the ,
INS Ranvijay,
INS Ranvir,
INS Jyoti and INS
Kirch, and carried 1,400 naval personnel on board. They were commanded by
Rear Admiral Harish Chandra Singh Bisht. The flotilla, along with an Indian Navy
maritime reconnaissance aircraft took part in a five-day exercise
SIMBEX 2011 with the
Singapore Navy in the
South China Sea. Four naval ships including a submarine of the Singapore Navy were commanded by Rear Admiral Joseph Leong, Fleet Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy. The Indian fleet then proceeded on its forward deployment, and made port calls at Alava pier in
Subic Bay (Philippines), Vlapostok (Russia),
Manila (Philippines),
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam),
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei),
Kota Kina Balu (Malaysia) and
Jakarta (Indonesia). After exercising with the
U.S. Navy, the fleet conducted drills at
Vladivostok with the
Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet. This was the second time the Indian Navy had made a port call at Vladivostok. She also participated at the
International Fleet Review 2026 held at
Visakapatanam. ==References==