{"id":113637,"date":"2026-07-17T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=113637"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:05:47","slug":"operation-southern-readiness-26-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/operation-southern-readiness-26-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Southern Readiness 26-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Navy is set to host Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 at the Southern Naval Command, Kochi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Operation Southern Readiness 26-2<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>multinational maritime training exercise.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> hosted by the Indian Navy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the <\/span><b>Southern Naval Command, Kochi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four-day multinational training engagement will be conducted in <\/span><b>partnership with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>aegis of the Indian Navy-led Combined Task Force 154 (CTF 154), CMF\u2019s dedicated Training Task Force.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It brings together personnel from<\/span><b> CMF partner nations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for professional maritime security training, practical exercises, and the exchange of best practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>CMF <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a <\/span><b>multinational maritime partnership comprising more than 40 nations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the Indian Navy playing an active role in advancing collaborative maritime security efforts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative is aimed at strengthening regional capacity building and enhancing collective maritime security through closer cooperation among participating countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The training programme will combine <\/span><b>classroom instruction, simulator-based training, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> practical exposure.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sessions will cover areas including Maritime Law, Maritime Domain Awareness and Information Sharing, Counter-Narcotics, Force Protection, Asymmetric Threats, and maritime Uncrewed Systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants will also be trained in Damage Control and Firefighting, maritime communications, Survival at Sea, Boarding procedures, and <\/span><b>hands-on training onboard Indian naval ships.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2285282&amp;reg=1&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 is a multinational maritime training exercise hosted by the Indian Navy at the Southern Naval Command, Kochi. 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