{"id":375532,"date":"2026-11-12T17:20:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=375532"},"modified":"2026-11-12T17:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:50:38","slug":"exercise-sea-vigil-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-sea-vigil-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Sea Vigil-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Indian Navy is conducting the fifth edition of the pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise \u2018Sea Vigil-26\u2019 from 11 to 19 November 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Exercise Sea Vigil-26<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375538\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-375538\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-DD-India-3.jpg?resize=300%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exercise Sea Vigil-26\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-DD-India-3.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-DD-India-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-DD-India-3.jpg?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-DD-India-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C849&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-DD-India-3.jpg?resize=1568%2C866&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-DD-India-3.jpg?w=1571&amp;ssl=1 1571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DD India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Sea Vigil-26<\/strong> is a <strong>national-level exercise<\/strong> to <strong>assess India&#8217;s preparedness in maritime security and coastal defence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> Exercise Sea Vigil was <strong>conceptualised in 2018 following the 26\/11 Mumbai terror attacks<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It was introduced <strong>to validate the measures taken to strengthen India&#8217;s maritime security.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 Edition:<\/strong> It is the <strong>fifth edition <\/strong>of this exercise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coordinated by:<\/strong> The <strong>Indian Navy<\/strong> is the lead agency coordinating the exercise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Participation:<\/strong> It brings together assets of the <strong>Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Coastal Security Police, Customs and other maritime agencies, along with fishing and coastal communities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> To assess <strong>India&#8217;s overall preparedness and strengthen its maritime security and coastal defence capabilities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of Sea Vigil-26:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Two-Phase Operational Structure:<\/strong> The exercise includes the <strong>Coastal Defence and Security Readiness Evaluation (CDSRE) phase from 11\u201317 November,<\/strong> followed by the <strong>Sea Phase on 18\u201319 November.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pan-India Geographic Coverage:<\/strong> It covers the <strong>entire Indian coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), involving all coastal States and Union Territories.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Integration with TROPEX:<\/strong> It <strong>serves as a precursor<\/strong> to the <strong>Indian Navy&#8217;s biennial Theatre Level Readiness Operational Exercise (TROPEX).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Together, <strong>both exercises address maritime security challenges<\/strong> ranging from coastal defence to operations in the high seas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Indian Navy is conducting the fifth edition of the pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise \u2018Sea Vigil-26\u2019 from 11 to 19 November 2026. About Exercise Sea Vigil-26 The Sea Vigil-26 is a national-level exercise to assess India&#8217;s preparedness in maritime security and coastal defence. Origin: Exercise Sea Vigil was conceptualised in 2018 following the 26\/11&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-sea-vigil-26\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exercise Sea Vigil-26<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"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],"class_list":["post-375532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375532","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\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}