(THE GIST OF PIB) Exercise Sea Dragon-24

(JANUARY-2024)

Indian Navy's P8I aircraft landed at Guam, a US island territory in Western Pacific, to participate in Exercise Sea Dragon – 24.

It 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.