Exercise Bongosagar 2025

News- The India-Bangladesh naval exercise ‘Bongosagar 2025’ and a ‘Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)’ took place in the Bay of Bengal recently. Exercise Bongosagar 2025.

About Exercise Bongosagar 2025

• It is a bilateral naval exercise between India and Bangladesh
• It aimed at enhancing interoperability and operational expertise through a diverse range of maritime operations.
• Initiated in 2019, the 2025 represents the fifth edition of this exercise.
• During 2025 (fifth Edition), the Indian Navy was represented by INS Ranvir, while the Bangladesh Navy participated with BNS Abu Ubaidah.
• The Exercise featured an array of complex operations, including surface firing, tactical maneuvers, underway replenishment, Visit-Board-Search-Seizure (VBSS) cross-boarding, communication drills, quizzes for the operations team and junior officers on professional topics, and a steam past.

INS Ranvir It is a Rajput-class guided missile destroyer that has been upgraded with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, most of which are indigenously developed. It is the fourth of the five Rajput-class destroyers built for the Indian Navy and was commissioned on October 28, 1986.