Mumbai, Exercise Konkan has allowed the navies of India and the UK to enhance interoperability, and it displayed their ability to operate and integrate two blue water carrier navies, Commodore James Blackmore, commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group, said on Friday. Exercise Konkan enhanced interoperability of India, UK navies, says official Exercise Konkan, an…
NEW DELHI: India and the UK on Sunday kicked off their major `Konkan’ bilateral naval exercise in the western Indian Ocean, with the two sides deploying aircraft carriers, warships, submarines and fighters for the intense combat manoeuvres.The Indian warships are being led by aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, with its MiG-29K fighters on board, while the…
Jul 03, 2025 03:41 PM IST The UK’s F-35B fighter jet may be dismantled as on-site repairs are not possible. The British Navy plans to transport it. The UK’s F-35B fighter jet, currently grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala, couldn’t be repaired on-site and is now likely to be dismantled, CNN-News18 reported, citing top…