{"id":373663,"date":"2026-10-12T15:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373663"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:29:18","slug":"exercise-konkan-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-konkan-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise KONKAN-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> INS Trishul arrived at Plymouth, UK, to participate in Exercise KONKAN-26 with the Royal Navy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Exercise KONKAN-26<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1EJwr0B8UqioKdo5NOHzhelOYVZsWe-U1ozsoFiBA-gSq5tR5c-ilkrA&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Exercise KONKAN- 26 \" width=\"210\" height=\"262\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: News On Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exercise KONKAN-26<\/strong> is <strong>bilateral maritime <\/strong>exercise between<strong> India and UK.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is conducted <strong>annually.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>It\u00a0aims to <strong>strengthen the ability of both Navies to operate seamlessly in complex maritime scenarios, reinforcing their enduring partnership<\/strong> and shared commitment to maritime peace and security.<\/li>\n<li>The exercise is<strong> a reaffirmation of the shared commitment to ensuring secure, open and free seas and exemplifies the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership<\/strong> outlined in the <strong>India-UK Vision 2035.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inaugural Edition:<\/strong> The <strong>first edition of the exercise<\/strong> was conducted in <strong>2004.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 Edition:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The exercise is being conducted <strong>off<\/strong> <strong>Plymouth, UK from 08-15 Oct 26.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Indian Navy Participant:<\/strong> <strong><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">INS Trishul<\/span> (guided-missile stealth frigate)<\/strong> has been deployed\u00a0to participate in <span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiE8MOX6rOXAxUaT2wGHRnWGoYQ0fERegoIAggACAAICRAE\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Exercise KONKAN 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>It involves <strong>Harbour and Sea Phase<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The<strong> Harbour Phase<\/strong> includes a <strong>broad spectrum of professional interactions, cross-deck visits, sports fixtures, cultural engagements<\/strong> and the ship being open to visitors.<\/li>\n<li>The Sea Phase will <strong>encompass complex maritime operational drills across all three domains<\/strong> \u2013 air, surface and sub-surface.\n<ul>\n<li>It involves<strong> flying operations involving cross-deck landings, firing serials, air defence exercises, complex seamanship evolutions<\/strong> and<strong> anti-submarine exercises<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Other Exercises Between India and UK:<\/span><\/b><b> <\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Exercise Indradhanush<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: It is a joint bilateral air exercise between <strong>Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the UK.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Exercise Ajeya Warrior (Indian Army):<\/strong> It is <strong>biennial joint military exercise<\/strong> between <strong>Indian Army and British Army.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About INS Trishul<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRKJ1dtpw-UesKMYn0Mu9exynIDrNVFd2oxWW0vBdeICKZu3uUwoHOJcFk&amp;s=10\" alt=\"INS Trishul \" width=\"246\" height=\"164\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: News On Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Naval Ship Trishul is a <strong>Talwar-class guided missile stealth frigate<\/strong> of the<strong> <span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Indian Navy.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yADgie\"><strong>Commission year:<\/strong> It was commissioned in<strong> 2003.<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a<strong> 125-metre-long warship<\/strong> equipped with<strong> state-of-the-art systems and stealth technology.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Displacement:<\/strong> It has a displacement <strong>capacity of 3,700 tonnes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Speed and Endurance:<\/strong> It can achieve <strong>a maximum speed of over 30 knots <\/strong>and remain at sea for up to 30 days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Armaments:<\/strong> INS Trishul <strong>became the second Indian warship<\/strong> to be <strong>equipped with an eight-cell KBSM 3S-14NE vertical launch system.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It was also the<strong> first to launch the supersonic BrahMos PJ-10 anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile,<\/strong> jointly designed by India and Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: INS Trishul arrived at Plymouth, UK, to participate in Exercise KONKAN-26 with the Royal Navy. About Exercise KONKAN-26 Exercise KONKAN-26 is bilateral maritime exercise between India and UK. It is conducted annually.\u00a0 Aim: It\u00a0aims to strengthen the ability of both Navies to operate seamlessly in complex maritime scenarios, reinforcing their enduring partnership and shared&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-konkan-26\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exercise KONKAN-26<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-373663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}