New Delhi Jan 26 PTI The Indian Navy conducted a 20-day joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar at the Arabian Sea to validate operational plans of the Western Naval Command and enhance inter-service synergy among the Navy Air Force Army and Coast Guard an official statement said on WednesdayThe exercise - called XPL-22 - concluded on Tuesday the Navys statement notedThe intra-theatre exercise included mobilisation and participation of over 40 ships and submarines of the Indian Navy it mentionedAdditionally the IAF Indian Air Force deployed SU 30 MKI and Jaguar maritime strike aircraft flight refuelling aircraft and airborne warning and control system AWAC alongside the Indian Navys maritime reconnaissance aircraft P8i Dorniers IL-38SD unmanned aerial systems and MiG-29K strike aircraft it notedVarious elements of the Indian Army including air defence batteries were also mobilised for the exercise After a long gap many OPVs offshore patrol vessels FPVs fast patrol vessels and air cushion vessels of the Coast Guard also participated in the exercise it statedA variety of weapon firings in a realistic tactical scenario besides validation of operational missions and tasks under varying settings were undertaken during the exercise it mentionedThe exercise provided all participating forces an opportunity to operate together under realistic conditions in responding to contemporary maritime challenges across the areas of the Western Naval Commands responsibility it notedThe exercise was conducted over a duration of 20 days with an objective to validate operational plans of the Western Naval Command and enhance inter-service synergy among the Indian Navy IAF Indian Army and Coast Guard it said PTI DSP RT RT