Indian Navy Hosts IFR 2026, MILAN 2026 & IONS Conclave of Navy Chiefs 2026 at Visakhapatnam, APThe Indian Navy (IN) hosted three major international engagements at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP): Exercise MILAN 2026, the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026, and the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Ninth Conclave of Navy Chiefs from 15 to 25 February 2026.
About Exercise MILAN 2026: Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD) inaugurated the 13th edition of Exercise MILAN-2026 at Visakhapatnam, AP, which was conducted from 19–25 February 2026 in the Bay of Bengal as a biennial multilateral naval exercise hosted by IN.
About Exercise MILAN 2026: Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD) inaugurated the 13th edition of Exercise MILAN-2026 at Visakhapatnam, AP, which was conducted from 19–25 February 2026 in the Bay of Bengal as a biennial multilateral naval exercise hosted by IN.
- Theme: The theme of MILAN 2026 was “Camaraderie, Cooperation, Collaboration.”
About International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026: IFR 2026 was held on 18 February 2026 off Visakhapatnam, AP, under the theme “United through Oceans,” and was presided over by President Droupadi Murmu, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
About Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave 2026: The 9th Conclave of Chiefs of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was held on 20 February 2026 at Visakhapatnam, AP.
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- Tenure: India will lead the IONS for the 2026–2028 term, marking its second tenure as Chair since the forum was launched in 2008 in New Delhi (Delhi).
- Chairmanship: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Indian Navy (IN), assumed the Chairmanship of IONS from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
About Indian Navy (IN):
Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) – Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
Established-1950
Motto – “Sam no Varunah”
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