# Indian training squadron completes Colombo visit and passage exercise

> India’s First Training Squadron departed Colombo on 29 October after a Sri Lanka port visit, India’s defence ministry reported on 30 October. The visiting group comprised INS Tir, INS Sujata and the coast guard ship ICGS Sarathi.

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- Published: 2026-10-30T09:59:26+00:00
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Indian sea trainees visited the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee, while Sri Lankan cadets visited the squadron’s ships. Senior officers also met the Sri Lanka Navy’s Western Naval Area commander. The programme included a beach clean-up and public access to the visiting ships.

On departure, the group conducted a passage exercise with SLNS Nandimithra, involving coordinated maritime manoeuvres. The ministry presented the visit as a training and bilateral-cooperation activity. Its publication date is a day later than the reported departure; the release does not announce an operational deployment or a new equipment purchase.

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Publication of the official announcement on 30 October 2026.

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| 2026-10-30 | Indian training squadron completes Colombo visit and passage exercise | India’s First Training Squadron departed Colombo on 29 October after a Sri Lanka port visit, India’s defence ministry reported on 30 October. The visiting group comprised INS Tir, INS Sujata and the coast guard ship ICGS Sarathi. | occurred |

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## Sources

- [Ministry of Defence, India, via Press Information Bureau](<https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2330320&lang=1&reg=3>) (Source checked: 2026-10-30; Published: 2026-10-30)

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