India-UK Navies Conduct First Combined Carrier Strike Group Exercise

The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond arrived at Mumbai Port today following the successful conclusion of Exercise Konkan 2025, held off India’s western coast from 5th-9th of this month. The joint naval drills between the Indian Navy and Royal Navy marked a historic milestone in bilateral defence cooperation. For the first time, the British and Indian Carrier Strike Groups conducted a combined maritime exercise. The UK’s 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales joi...