{"id":4689,"date":"2026-09-25T11:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4689"},"modified":"2026-09-25T16:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:57:31","slug":"varuna-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/varuna-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Varuna"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise Varuna Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, INS Trishul reached Toulon, France to participate in the exercise \u2018VARUNA\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise Varuna<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>bilateral maritime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exercise conducted between the <\/span><b>Indian Navy and the French Navy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year it is the <\/span><b>24th edition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exercise Varuna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Phases:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will witness professional <\/span><b>engagements in harbour and at sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including cross-deck visits, operational interactions and sporting engagements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These engagements will provide opportunities for both Navies to share experiences and Best Practices, <\/span><b>enhance interoperability and foster greater mutual understanding.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Other India-France Military Exercises<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>FRINJEX:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Army Joint Exercise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/operation-garuda\/\" target=\"_blank\">GARUDA<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Air Force Exercise.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about INS Trishul<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a front-line <\/span><b>Talwar-class guided missile frigate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Indian Navy,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It joined the arsenal of the <\/span><b>Indian Navy in 2003.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped for <\/span><b>multi-dimensional maritime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a carrying <\/span><b>capacity of 3,700-tonne.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Speed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a top speed in excess of <\/span><b>30 knots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and an endurance of 30 days at sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Armaments<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trishul became the second Indian warship to incorporate <\/span><b>an eight cell KBSM 3S-14NE Vertical Launcher.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the first to upload the new Indian\/Russian designed missile, the supersonic BrahMos PJ-10 AShCM (anti-sub\/ship\/surface cruise missile).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2314333&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise Varuna is the bilateral maritime exercise conducted between the Indian Navy and the French Navy. 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