Indian Navy First Training Squadron Ships Reach Maldives on Long Range Training Deployment

Key facts

• Ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (1TS) – INS Tir, INS Sujata and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi – arrived off Malé, Maldives, on 21 October 2026 as part of the Squadron's Long Range Training Deployment.
• During the port call, the Senior Officer, First Training Squadron, called on the Chief of Defence Force of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), the Commandant of the MNDF Coast Guard, and Shri G Balasubramaniam, High Commissioner of India to the Maldives.
• Trainees of the First Training Squadron visited the Girifushi Training Centre in the Maldives, with cross-deck visits, sports fixtures and outreach activities planned during the visit.
• The visit underscores growing India–Maldives maritime cooperation in line with the vision of MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions).