Exercise Sea Spark
{{Short description|Pakistan Navy Exercise}}
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| objective = Deployment of Pakistan Navy and amphibious assault forces
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| date = 17 September 2012 – present
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| executed_by = VAdm Hasham Siddique, DCNS Operations
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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.{{cite news|last=PPI|title=SEASPARK -12: Navy starts exercises for operational readiness|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/438353/seaspark-12-navy-starts-exercises-for-operational-readiness/|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=The Tribune Express|date=18 September 2012}}
Operation Readiness
The first exercise took place in the North Arabian Sea and started on 17 September 2012.{{cite news|title=Navy maritime exercise SEASPARK-12 begins|url=http://www.pakarmedforces.com/2012/09/navy-maritime-exercise-seaspark-12.html|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=Pakistan Armed Forces}} 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.{{cite news|last=our correspondent|title=Navy’s Seaspark-12 exercise commences|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-132481-Navys-Seaspark-12-exercise-commences|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=The News International|date=18 September 2012}}
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.{{Cite news|title=PM witnesses Seaspark exercise in North Arabian Sea |date=12 November 2015 |newspaper=Daily Times |location=Lahore, Pakistan |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/12-Nov-2015/pm-witnesses-seaspark-exercise-in-north-arabian-sea |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116135028/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/12-Nov-2015/pm-witnesses-seaspark-exercise-in-north-arabian-sea |archivedate=16 November 2015 |url-status=live}}
Deployment
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.{{cite news|last=Press Release|title=Navy exercise SEASPARK-12 goes off|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/09/18/city/karachi/navys-seaspark-12-begins-in-arabian-sea/|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=Pakistan Today|date=1 September 2012}} The exercise also included the joint involvement of the army and air force for the special joint operations.{{cite news|last=From the Newspaper|title=Seaspark-12 gets under way|url=http://dawn.com/2012/09/18/seaspark-12-gets-under-way/|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistans|date=18 September 2012}} 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.{{cite news|last=Pakistan TOday|title=Pak Navy fully capable of meeting any emergency'|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/09/19/city/karachi/pak-navy-fully-capable-of-meeting-any-emergency/|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=APP|date=19 September 2012 }}
See also
Notes and news release
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Video conference
- {{cite web|title=Briefing of Rear Admiral Hashim Siddique|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es7ULODnX9g|publisher=ISPR (Navy)|accessdate=1 November 2012}}
Category:Pakistan naval exercises
Category:Pakistani military exercises