Context
Exercise Konkan-2021 was held between INS Tabar and HMS Westminster in the English Channel. The Indo-UK Naval exercise included the participation of integral helicopters of the two ships and the Falcon Electronic Warfare aircraft.
Key-highlights of Konkan-2021
- The naval exercise Konkan is held between the navies of India and the United Kingdom.
- It is based on the long-term strategic relationship between them.
- ??The bilateral Konkan exercise started in 2004 and has now grown in scale.
- A wide range of exercises were conduced including-
- Co-ordinated anti-submarine procedures
- Firing drills
- Combined maritime picture compilation
- Combat formation maneuvering
- Replenishment at sea was conducted
INS Tabar
- INS Tabar is the third Talwar-class frigate in the Indian Navy.
- Commissioned on: April 19, 2004 in Kaliningrad, Russia.
- It reached the home-port of Mumbai on July 31, 2004.
- INS Tabar is assigned to Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy, which is headquartered in Mumbai.
- This warship can handle air or surface or subsurface missions and defend herself.
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MS Westminster
- It is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.
- Launched on: February 4, 1992
- It has been named after the Dukedom of Westminster.
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