Overview

• The eight-day drills run October 5–12 in two phases featuring complex anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine operations as well as flying and seamanship evolutions.
• India’s carrier group centers on INS Vikrant operating MiG‑29K fighters, while HMS Prince of Wales leads the UK group with F‑35B jets.
• Harbour activities include professional exchanges, cross-deck visits, cultural events, Joint Working Group meetings and Subject Matter Expert sessions.
• Japan’s JS Akebono and Norway’s HNoMS Roald Amundsen join Indian and UK units, reinforcing multilateral cooperation in the Western Indian Ocean.
• Following Konkan‑25, the UK group will hold a one-day aerial defence exercise with the Indian Air Force on October 14 and make port calls in Mumbai and Goa.