{"id":358401,"date":"2026-03-18T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358401"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:23:10","slug":"exercise-sea-dragon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-sea-dragon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Sea Dragon 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>India is participating in the United States Navy-led multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise \u2018Sea Dragon 2026\u2019 being held near Guam.<\/p>\n<h2>About Exercise Sea Dragon 2026<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 382px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsmedia.business-standard.com\/_media\/bs\/img\/article\/2024-04\/08\/full\/1712570576-4376.jpg?resize=382%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exercise Sea Dragon 2026\" width=\"382\" height=\"233\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: BS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About:<\/strong> Exercise Sea Dragon 2026 is a<strong> multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise <\/strong>conducted annually <strong>to strengthen maritime security and cooperation <\/strong>among allied nations in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hosted by:<\/strong> It is hosted by <strong>U.S.A Navy\u2019s 7th Fleet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The exercise is being conducted at <strong>Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims <strong>to strengthen cooperation among allied maritime forces<\/strong> and <strong>enhance anti-submarine warfare capabilities<\/strong> across the Indo-Pacific region<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus: <\/strong>It focused on <strong>improving ASW tactics, interoperability, and multinational coordination<\/strong> in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First edition:<\/strong> The exercise was <strong>originally a bilateral naval drill between U.S.A and Australia in 2019.<\/strong> <strong>India joined the exercise in 2021<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>part of a broader series of cooperative defence activities conducted among Indo-Pacific partners to <\/strong>improve maritime security cooperation in the<strong> Indo-Pacific region.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Participating nations: <\/strong>The participating nation includes <strong>U.S.A, India, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indian Navy<\/strong> is participating with its<strong> P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>During the exercise, participating crews <strong>will engage in ASW operations, including detecting and tracking both simulated and live submarine targets. <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>The drills are designed<strong> to test speed, accuracy and coordinated mission execution in high-end maritime scenarios.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India is participating in the United States Navy-led multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise \u2018Sea Dragon 2026\u2019 being held near Guam. About Exercise Sea Dragon 2026 About: Exercise Sea Dragon 2026 is a multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise conducted annually to strengthen maritime security and cooperation among allied nations in the Indo-Pacific region. 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