Which Indian Naval Ship participated in Exercise Cutlass Express, 2021?

1. A

   INS Vikrant

   (a) INS Vikrant. The new indigenous carrier was not the Cutlass Express 2021 participant; Vikrant was still in the build-and-trials phase around that year.

2. B

   INS Magar

   (b) INS Magar. Magar-class landing ships were not the named Indian unit in Cutlass Express 2021.

3. C

   INS Talwar

   (c) INS Talwar. Cutlass Express is a United States Africa Command maritime-security exercise off East Africa. In 2021 the Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Talwar took part. That ship is the official key.

4. D

   INS Vikramaditya

   (d) INS Vikramaditya. The Kiev-class carrier did not sail as India’s Cutlass Express 2021 unit.

Summary. Official key is (c) INS Talwar. Cutlass Express 2021 was an East-African maritime exercise against illegal trafficking and piracy. India sent the Talwar-class frigate, not a carrier or an LST. Talwar-class ships are Russian-origin stealth frigates. Sister exercises in the same ocean include Cutlass-series editions in other years.