About Operation Southern Readiness 26-2:
- It is a multinational maritime training exercise.
- It is hosted by the Indian Navy at the Southern Naval Command, Kochi.
- The four-day multinational training engagement will be conducted in partnership with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) under the aegis of the Indian Navy-led Combined Task Force 154 (CTF 154), CMF’s dedicated Training Task Force.
- It brings together personnel from CMF partner nations for professional maritime security training, practical exercises, and the exchange of best practices.
- The CMF is a multinational maritime partnership comprising more than 40 nations, with the Indian Navy playing an active role in advancing collaborative maritime security efforts.
- The initiative is aimed at strengthening regional capacity building and enhancing collective maritime security through closer cooperation among participating countries.
- The training programme will combine classroom instruction, simulator-based training, and practical exposure.
- Sessions will cover areas including Maritime Law, Maritime Domain Awareness and Information Sharing, Counter-Narcotics, Force Protection, Asymmetric Threats, and maritime Uncrewed Systems.
- Participants will also be trained in Damage Control and Firefighting, maritime communications, Survival at Sea, Boarding procedures, and hands-on training onboard Indian naval ships.
