INS Sahyadri reaches Philippines to enhance naval ties

The Indian Navy's INS Sahyadri arrived in Manila, Philippines Wednesday and made a courtesy port call to reinforce naval ties, a defence ministry statement said. Navy officials said the indigenously built stealth frigate went to Manila after participating in RIMPAC 14 -- the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise -- and covering a distance of about 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km). The ship had sailed from Hawaii in the US Aug 2. The frigate's arsenal includes long range anti-ship missiles, medium and shor…