India Successfully Concludes Participation in Sea Dragon 2025

India accomplished its two-week participation in Sea Dragon 2025 which took place at Andersen Air Force Base Guam for an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise. 7th Fleet of the United States Navy organized Sea Dragon 2025 as a training event to develop better operational coordination and tactical capabilities and shared operational procedures between Indo-Pacific partners. India's participation in this event represented its strategic backing of maritime security alongside defense stability for the region.

About Exercise Sea Dragon 2025:

• An annual multinational ASW exercise known as Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) exists for the purpose of defense collaboration enhancement and optimization of submarine detection together with tracking and neutralization capabilities. 

• The platform enables Indo-Pacific countries to develop better maritime security approaches by performing actual drills with progressive educational modules.

Host and Location:

• The United States Navy’s 7th Fleet provided the host resources for this activity.

• Location: Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Western Pacific.

Aim of the Exercise:

• Defense and maritime security alliances get strengthened through this initiative.

• The operation seeks to advance abilities for submarine identification detection and tracking and neutralization methods.

• The objective of this goal involves enhancing a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific maritime space.

Key Features:

• The exercise used actual U.S. Navy submarines to perform ASW exercises.

• Different surface forces participate in mobile training exercises which use MK-30 'SLED' target systems.

• The exercise includes a competitive evaluation process to determine ASW effectiveness standards.

• The deployment of advanced Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) represents a key feature of this exercise because they come from different nations.

Participating Nations & Assets:

• India: P-8I Neptune aircraft (participating since 2021).

• Australia: RAAF P-8A Poseidon.

• Japan: JMSDF Kawasaki P-1 aircraft.

• South Korea: ROKN P-3 Orion.

• VP-16 and VP-47 Patrol Squadrons of the United States operate P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

Conclusion

India proved its dedication to regional maritime security enhancement and international defense cooperation through its successful participation in Sea Dragon 2025. ASW tactical training through this exercise brought operational experience to India's navy while building improved alliances between nations. India will continue its dedication to joint maritime cooperation which aims to build a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region.