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
The Combined Maritime Forces is a multinational maritime partnership comprising over 40 nations. The Indian Navy’s association with CMF places India within a wider cooperative maritime security framework that supports regional capacity building and collective security at sea.
Southern Naval Command, Kochi, already functions as a major Indian Navy training hub. The current engagement adds an international layer to that role by using Indian training infrastructure, simulators, and instructional methods for multinational maritime learning.
What will be covered
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