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Exercise KONKAN 2025
- 06 Oct 2025
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The Indian Navy and the UK Royal Navy have commenced the bilateral Exercise KONKAN-25 off India’s western coast, marking two decades of growing naval interoperability
- Exercise KONKAN: First held in 2004, Exercise Konkan is an annual bilateral maritime exercise.
- The 2025 edition is the first-ever exercise to feature both nations’ Carrier Strike Groups (the UK’s HMS Prince of Wales and India’s INS Vikrant)
- The exercise includes a Harbour Phase with professional exchanges and visits, and a Sea Phase featuring anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine drills with flying operations.
- Strategic Objective: Reinforces the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership under the India–UK Vision 2035, and commitment to a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific.
- Significance: The exercise consolidates strategic ties, enhances interoperability, and underscores a shared commitment to maritime security.
- Other Exercises Between India and UK: Exercise Cobra Warrior, Exercise Indradhanush (Air Force), AJEYA WARRIOR (Indian Army)
| Read more:India-UK Vision 2035 and CETA |
