Indian Navy to host Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 at Southern Naval Command, Kochi
Indian Navy will host a four-day multinational maritime training engagement with Combined Maritime Forces at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, from 20 to 23 July 2026.
- The Indian Navy will host Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, from 20 to 23 July 2026.
- The Combined Maritime Forces is a multinational maritime partnership comprising over 40 nations.
- The Indian Navy-led Combined Task Force 154 is described as the Combined Maritime Forces’ dedicated training task force.
- The programme will cover maritime law, maritime domain awareness, counter-narcotics, force protection, asymmetric threats, maritime uncrewed systems, damage control, firefighting, maritime communications, survival at sea, and boarding procedures.
The Indian Navy will host Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, from 20 to 23 July 2026. The event matters because it combines multinational maritime training with India’s naval training ecosystem and reinforces India’s role in regional maritime security cooperation.
The Indian Navy will conduct the four-day engagement with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) under the Indian Navy-led Combined Task Force 154 (CTF 154), which CMF describes as its dedicated training task force. The programme will bring together personnel from CMF partner nations for professional training, practical exposure, and exchange of best practices.
Background and earlier position
UPSC may use Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 to test India’s maritime-security cooperation, the role of the Indian Navy in capacity building, and the operational value of interoperability, maritime domain awareness, and combined training with multinational partners.
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