NEW DELHI: MILAN 2026, a multilateral naval train hosted by the Indian Navy, concluded on February 25 with a closing ceremony held onboard plane service INS Vikrant off the coast of Visakhapatnam.The ceremony was attended by naval officers from taking part nations and presided over by Rear Admiral Alok Ananda, Flag Officer Commanding Japanese Fleet. The train was performed within the Bay of Bengal and concerned ships, submarines and plane from a number of nations.A complete of 42 ships and submarines and 29 plane participated within the train, together with 18 warships from international navies. Maritime patrol plane from France, Germany and the US additionally took half.“Held underneath the theme ‘Camaraderie, Cooperation, Collaboration’, MILAN 2026 witnessed participation on an unprecedented scale, comprising 42 ships and submarines and, 29 plane. These additionally included 18 ships from the taking part Pleasant International International locations,” the ministry of defence stated in an announcement.The train started with a harbour section that included bilateral engagements, subject material knowledgeable exchanges and a global maritime seminar.Skilled interactions have been accompanied by cultural actions, cross-deck visits and outstation visits by taking part personnel.Technological demonstrations and interactions amongst younger naval officers have been additionally held. “Technological demonstrations and the MILAN of Younger Officers (MOYO) interplay facilitated the trade of finest practices, whereas pleasant sports activities fixtures enabled casual interplay,” the assertion learn.This was adopted by the ocean section, which included “high-intensity operational drills” equivalent to built-in air defence workouts, anti-submarine warfare operations and maritime interdiction drills.Floor strike coordination workouts, communication drills and cross-deck flying operations have been additionally performed.Stay firing workouts involving naval weapons and anti-air weapons have been carried out in the course of the operational section.Collaborating navies additionally performed tactical manoeuvres at sea as a part of coordinated operational drills.In the course of the closing ceremony onboard INS Vikrant, officers from taking part ships reviewed the conduct of the train.In accordance with the official assertion, the train targeted on operational coordination and maritime cooperation amongst taking part navies.
