Indian Navy Frigate INS Trishul Reaches Plymouth, United Kingdom for Bilateral Exercise KONKAN-26 with Royal Navy

Key facts

• Indian Navy's guided missile stealth frigate INS Trishul arrived at Plymouth, United Kingdom, to participate in Exercise KONKAN-26 with the Royal Navy.
• KONKAN-26 is the India-UK annual bilateral maritime exercise, conducted off Plymouth in two phases from 08-15 October 2026.
• The Harbour Phase includes professional interactions, cross-deck visits, sports fixtures, cultural engagements and the ship being open to visitors, while the Sea Phase covers drills across air, surface and sub-surface domains.
• The Sea Phase features cross-deck landings, firing serials, air defence exercises, complex seamanship evolutions and anti-submarine exercises.
• Over the past two decades, KONKAN has grown in scale and complexity, enhancing interoperability between the two Navies and exemplifying the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership under the India-UK Vision 2035.