British and Indian warships maritime Exercise Konkan in Indian Ocean
BILATERAL – INDIA-EUROPE
6 OCTOBER 2025
- The United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, commenced Exercise Konkan with the Indian Navy in the Western Indian Ocean.
- The four-day maritime drill aims to enhance combined maritime and air capabilities between the two navies.
- First held in 2004, Exercise Konkan has traditionally been a biennial engagement.
- The U.K. CSG, currently on an eight-month global deployment dubbed Operation Highmast, has linked up with the Indian Navy’s carrier task force for complex multi-domain operations, including anti-submarine warfare, cross-deck flying operations, and air defence drills.
- Following the exercise, the British warships will make port calls in Mumbai and Goa.
