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Operation Kaveri

कावेरीFor the river Kaveri

Out of Khartoum by road to Port Sudan, then by sea and air to Jeddah.

Dates
April – May 2023
Theatre
Sudan
Services
IAF · Navy

Summary

Operation Kaveri (Hindi: कावेरी romanized: Kaveri, lit. Kaveri River) was an operation conducted by the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Sudan during the 2023 Sudan conflict. The evacuation was conducted by air and sea, most likely in Port Sudan where most of the evacuations were done by Indian Navy through INS Sumedha.

Objective

Evacuate Indian nationals from Sudan after fighting broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

Outcome

Around 3,900 people were brought out via Port Sudan and Jeddah, including a night landing on an unlit airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna to lift a group that could not reach the port.

Equipment

What it was conducted with

3 catalogued platforms recorded as taking part. Not exhaustive — it lists what this catalogue holds, not everything that was fielded.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III T-1 flies over Owens Valley, California, for a test sortie. Edwards Air Force Base, California, welcomed home the aircraft
ActiveUnited States

Indian Air Force

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

The strategic lift that reaches Ladakh.

Role
Strategic and tactical airlifter
In service
2013 — present
A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft (s/n 97-1351) from the 135th Airlift Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard stationed at Wa
ActiveUnited States

Indian Air Force

Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules

Medium-size American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft.

Role
Military transport, aerial refuelling aircra
In service
2011 — present
INS Saryu en-route to Phuket,Thailand to take part in 29th Indo-Thai CORPAT.
ActiveIndia

Indian Navy

Saryu-class patrol vessel

The Saryu class of offshore patrol vessels (OPV) are advanced patrol ships of the Indian Navy.

Role
Offshore patrol vessel
In service
In service