Exercise Sea Dragon 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: BS
Context: India successfully concluded participation in Sea Dragon 2025, a two-week multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise.
About Exercise Sea Dragon 2025:
• What it is
• Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) is an annual multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise. It aims to improve interoperability, coordination, and tactical proficiency among Indo-Pacific allies.
• Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) is an annual multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise.
• It aims to improve interoperability, coordination, and tactical proficiency among Indo-Pacific allies.
• Host Nation: United States Navy’s 7th Fleet hosted the exercise.
• Location of Event: Conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Western
• Aim of the Exercise:
• Strengthen maritime security and defense collaboration. Enhance submarine detection, tracking, and neutralization capabilities. Promote the concept of a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific.
• Strengthen maritime security and defense collaboration.
• Enhance submarine detection, tracking, and neutralization capabilities.
• Promote the concept of a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific.
• Key Features:
• Live ASWEX exercise to track real US Navy submarines. Mobile training drills using MK-30 ‘SLED’ target systems. Competitive evaluation phase with graded ASW effectiveness. Deployment of advanced Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) from each participating nation.
• Live ASWEX exercise to track real US Navy submarines.
• Mobile training drills using MK-30 ‘SLED’ target systems.
• Competitive evaluation phase with graded ASW effectiveness.
• Deployment of advanced Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) from each participating nation.
• Nations Involved:
• India (since 2021) with P-8I Neptune aircraft. Australia – RAAF P-8A Poseidon. Japan – JMSDF Kawasaki P-1 aircraft. South Korea – ROKN P-3 Orion. United States – P-8A Poseidon (Patrol Squadrons VP-16 & VP-47).
• India (since 2021) with P-8I Neptune aircraft.
• Australia – RAAF P-8A Poseidon.
• Japan – JMSDF Kawasaki P-1 aircraft.
• South Korea – ROKN P-3 Orion.
• United States – P-8A Poseidon (Patrol Squadrons VP-16 & VP-47).