Naval officers from across the Indian Ocean gathered in the southern Indian city of Kochi last week for a major table-top exercise aimed at tackling growing maritime threats. The Indian Navy hosted the IONS Maritime Exercise (IMEX) Table-Top Exercise 2026 on 27 March at the Maritime Warfare Centre in Southern Naval Command. Delegates sat around simulation screens rather than heading out to sea, working through imaginary crises in a safe but realistic setting.


Indian Navy Hosts I.O.N.S Maritime Table-Top Exercise 2026

Representatives from 12 nations joined the discussions: Bangladesh, France, Indonesia, Kenya, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Timor-Leste. International officers from the ongoing IOS SAGAR programme also took part alongside Indian naval personnel.

India takes charge of regional naval forum with Kochi table-top drill

A training delegation from the Bangladesh Navy is on a visit to India's Southern Naval Command, which is the training command of the Indian Navy. The delegation of five officers from the Bangladesh Navy is headed by Commodore Abu Mohammad Sazzad Hossain.

India: Bangladesh Navy training delegation visits Southern Naval Command

Two sailors lost their lives in a mishap at Southern Naval Command base in Kochi, Kerala Thursday morning, news agency ANI reported. Two sailors died after the door of a helicopter hangar fell on them.

Mishap at Kochi Naval base, two sailors dead

Nine naval ships and four types of aircraft, including P8I surveillance aircraft, Dornier aircraft, Seaking and ALH helicopters, continued to be deployed for the operations in order to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) material support.

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