Exercise Sea Dragon-24:
Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft landed at Guam, a US island territory in Western Pacific, to participate in Exercise Sea Dragon – 24.
- Exercise Sea Dragon-24 is an elite multinational maritime exercise that encourages professional exchanges and teamwork among participating navies.
- Participating countries: India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the US.
- The exercise seeks to improve skills in a variety of maritime combat domains through a number of aerial and ground-based tasks, including:
- Anti-submarine warfare (ASW): Locating and neutralising enemy submarines hiding beneath the seas.
- Surface warfare: Coordinated attacks on hostile surface vessels using superior weaponry and tactics.
- Air defence: Putting up an impenetrable air barrier to keep friendly forces safe from aerial threats.
- Search and rescue (SAR): Tracking down and saving maritime personnel in need.
- Communication and coordination: Synchronising activities across several platforms and exchanging information in a seamless manner.