MILAN 2026 CONCLUDES SUCCESSFULLY; CLOSING CEREMONY ONBOARD INS VIKRANT MARKS MARITIME MILESTONE

• MILAN is the Indian Navy's flagship biennial multilateral maritime exercise, hosted at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.
• The 2026 edition concluded on 25 February 2026 with a closing ceremony onboard India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, marking the largest-ever iteration.
• Relevant for UPSC because it intersects GS-II (India's neighbourhood & extended-neighbourhood diplomacy, SAGAR/MAHASAGAR) and GS-III (maritime security, defence exercises, indigenous defence platforms).