INS Trishul participates in ‘Konkan exercise’ in UK

• Indian Navy’s guided missile stealth frigate INS Trishul is participating in Exercise Konkan at Plymouth, United Kingdom. 

• India-UK annual bilateral maritime exercise is a testament to the enduring maritime partnership between both countries. 

• The first Konkan exercise was conducted in April 2004.

• Since its inception, Konkan has evolved into a cornerstone of cooperation, showcasing the commitment of both Navies towards enhancing maritime security.

• Over the past two decades, the exercise has grown significantly in scale and complexity, fostering enhanced interoperability and mutual understanding in maritime operations between the two navies. 

• The exercise is a reaffirmation of the shared commitment to ensuring secure, open and free seas and exemplifies the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership outlined in the India-UK Vision 2035.

• The exercise is being conducted off Plymouth, UK, in two phases from October 8 to 15. 

• The harbour phase includes a broad spectrum of professional interactions, cross-deck visits, sports fixtures, cultural engagements and the ship being open to visitors.

• The sea phase will encompass complex maritime operational drills across all three domains – air, surface and sub-surface. 

• Flying operations involving cross-deck landings, firing serials, air defence exercises, complex seamanship evolutions and anti-submarine exercises will add further complexity to this edition of the exercise.

Other exercises with the UK:

India and the UK engage in regular bilateral and multilateral military exercises. 

These include:

• Indradhanush - Air exercise 

• Ajeya Warrior - Army exercise.