Exercise KONKAN 2025 | 06 Oct 2025

Source: TH 

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)