The United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, on Sunday commenced Exercise Konkan with the Indian Navy in the Western Indian Ocean.

The four-day maritime drill aims to enhance combined maritime and air capabilities between the two navies. First held in 2004, Exercise Konkan has traditionally been a biennial engagement. This edition, however, marks the first-ever exercise involving the CSG of both nations - the U.K.’s HMS Prince of Wales and India’s INS Vikrant.

The U.K. CSG, currently on an eight-month global deployment dubbed Operation Highmast, has linked up with the Indian Navy’s carrier task force for complex multi-domain operations, including anti-submarine warfare, cross-deck flying operations, and air defence drills.

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