{"id":373820,"date":"2026-10-14T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373820"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:25:17","slug":"exercise-indra-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-indra-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"EXERCISE INDRA-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri arrived at Vladivostok, Russia to participate in Exercise INDRA 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About EXERCISE INDRA-2026<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/2026\/oct\/Pic%282%29%281%29_20261011151257_aa4d3e.jpeg?resize=385%2C287&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"EXERCISE INDRA-2026\" width=\"385\" height=\"287\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exercise INDRA-2026<\/strong> is <strong>a bilateral exercise<\/strong> between the<strong> Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It <strong>aimed <\/strong>at enhancing<strong> mutual understanding, operational coordination and interoperability <\/strong>between the two navies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First edition:<\/strong> The <strong>first edition<\/strong> of this exercise was conducted in <strong>2003.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Frequency:<\/strong>\u00a0It is <strong>biennial<\/strong> exercise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>About 2026 edition:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Edition:<\/strong> This is the <strong>15th edition of this exercise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong> It is <strong>scheduled from 13 to 18 Oct 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hosted by:<\/strong> It is being hosted by<strong><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"> Russia.<\/span><\/strong><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Participation from India:<\/strong> <strong>Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri<\/strong> will be participating in the exercise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong>Phases:<\/strong> It involves exercise at <strong>Vladivostok that is Harbour Phase<\/strong> and the <strong>adjacent waters of the Sea of Japan which involves Sea Phase.<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It will <strong>comprise engagements during the harbour phase followed by coordinated operational activities at sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It will include<strong> a range of professional interactions and maritime evolutions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It also includes <strong>social and cultural interactions, that will provide opportunities for personnel of both navies to interact and foster camaraderie<\/strong> and <strong>people-to-people connections.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.assettype.com\/deccanherald%2Fimport%2Fsites%2Fdh%2Ffiles%2Farticle_images%2F2018%2F06%2F27%2Ffile70og9syuo211i1oue8aq153007.jpg?resize=342%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"INS Sahyadri\" width=\"342\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Deccan Herald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>INS Sahyadri is a <strong>Shivalik-class Guided Missile Stealth Frigate<\/strong> of the Indian Navy.\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>third ship<\/strong> of the class, designed for <strong>multi-role operations<\/strong> including surface, air, and sub-surface warfare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is indigenously designed and built<\/strong> in India, representing the nation\u2019s growing <strong>defence self-reliance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was commissioned in <strong>2012.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It features <strong>stealth technology<\/strong> to reduce radar and infrared signatures.<\/li>\n<li>It is equipped with <strong>advanced weapon systems, sensors, and integrated combat suites<\/strong> for multi-dimensional warfare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri arrived at Vladivostok, Russia to participate in Exercise INDRA 2026. About EXERCISE INDRA-2026 Exercise INDRA-2026 is a bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN). Aim: It aimed at enhancing mutual understanding, operational coordination and interoperability between the two navies. First edition: The first edition of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-indra-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">EXERCISE INDRA-2026<\/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-373820","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\/373820","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=373820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}