In an expansion of its Mission Based Deployments (MBD) in the Indian Ocean Region, the Indian Navy deployed its _________ maritime surveillance aircraft for anti-piracy sorties from Salalah in Oman to patrol the Gulf of Aden.

• A. P-8A long-range
• B. P-8I long-range
• C. P-8A medium-range
• D. P-8I short-range
• E. None of these