Rajnath Singh to inaugurate MILAN 2026 naval exercise in Visakhapatnam

February 19, 2026 10:30 AM

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate MILAN 2026 naval exercise in Visakhapatnam

The multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026 will be formally inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday at the Samudrika Auditorium inside the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi will also be present on the occasion. Earlier, on February 15, the MILAN Village was inaugurated by Eastern Naval Command Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla. The harbour phase of MILAN 2026 commenced on Wednesday, marked by cultural performances and ...

India, South Korea launch first-ever bilateral naval exercise

October 14, 2025 9:25 PM

India, South Korea launch first-ever bilateral naval exercise

The inaugural edition of India-South Korea naval bilateral exercise began on Monday at Busan Naval Base, marking a new milestone in the growing strategic partnership between Indian Navy (IN) and Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). INS Sahyadri, currently on an operational deployment to the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific, arrived at Busan on October 13 to participate in the maiden bilateral exercise. The South Korean Navy extended a ceremonial welcome, underscoring the deepening navy-to-navy cooper...

Putin casts naval exercise with China as bid to counter US in the Pacific

September 10, 2024 8:35 PM

Putin casts naval exercise with China as bid to counter US in the Pacific

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (September 10) warned the United States against trying to outgun Moscow in Asia as Russian and Chinese warships held joint drills as part of the biggest Russian naval exercises since the Soviet era. Putin said the wider "Ocean-2024" strategic exercise would be conducted from the Mediterranean to the Pacific and would test units' combat-readiness and the use of high-precision weapons, including promising new types. It would also incorporate lessons learned fr...