Pariksha SaathiIndia-UK naval exercise KONKAN-26 concludes off Plymouth
KONKAN-26, the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, was held from 8 to 15 October 2026 and concluded off Plymouth, UK, the Ministry of Defence said on 17 October. India was represented by the stealth frigate INS Trishul and the Royal Navy by HMS Sutherland, a Duke-class anti-submarine warfare frigate, and the exercise was conducted by the Royal Navy's Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST). Its four-day sea phase, from 12 to 15 October, covered advanced seamanship, joint tactical exercises, communication procedures, anti-surface asymmetric warfare, anti-submarine warfare and weapon firings in a multi-threat environment to improve interoperability between the two navies.
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Learning context
INS Trishul (pennant F43), commissioned on 25 June 2003, is a Talwar-class frigate. The Indian Navy says the Talwar-class guided missile frigates were built in Russia under Indo-Russian joint production as modified Krivak III class frigates; they reach 30 knots and use stealth technologies and a special hull design to reduce their radar cross section and their electromagnetic, acoustic and infrared signatures. The ship’s crest shows an arm rising from the sea holding a trident (trishul).
Reference: Indian Navy, Talwar class frigates
Check yourself: which Royal Navy ship took part, and who conducted the exercise?
HMS Sutherland, a Duke-class anti-submarine warfare frigate; the exercise was conducted by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST).
Revision task: from this release, note the partner navy, the ships, the dates of the exercise and its sea phase, and the location, and keep them apart from the standing facts about INS Trishul above.
Test yourself
Exercise KONKAN, whose 2026 edition concluded off Plymouth on 15 October, is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country?
Show the answer
Answer: United Kingdom
KONKAN-26 was the India-UK bilateral maritime exercise, held from 8 to 15 October 2026 with INS Trishul and the Royal Navy's HMS Sutherland.
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