They were commanded by Rear Admiral Harish Chandra Singh Bisht.

The flotilla, along with an Indian Navy maritime reconnaissance aircraft took part in a five-day exercise SIMBEX 2011 with the Singapore Navy in the South China Sea.

Four naval ships including a submarine of the Singapore Navy were commanded by Rear Admiral Joseph Leong, Fleet Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

The Indian fleet then proceeded on its forward deployment, and made port calls at Alava pier in Subic Bay (Philippines),[3] Vlapostok (Russia), Manila (Philippines), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Kota Kina Balu (Malaysia) and Jakarta (Indonesia).

This was the second time the Indian Navy had made a port call at Vladivostok.