India successfully concluded its participation in Sea Dragon 2025.

• At the end of Sea Dragon 2025, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) emerged as the top-performing team in the competitive phase.
  

About Exercise Sea Dragon 2025

• It was a two-week multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise.
• Objective: To improve maritime security and strengthen naval cooperation.
• Host Nation: United States Navy’s 7th Fleet.
• Location: Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in the Southwest Pacific.
• Participating Nations of Sea Dragon Exercise: India (Joined in 2021),  Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States.
  

Significance of the Exercise

• Enhances India’s maritime security by refining its ASW capabilities.
• Strengthens naval cooperation between India and its Indo-Pacific allies, including Quad members.
• Improves operational readiness for detecting and countering underwater threats.
• Reinforces India’s commitment to a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific.
• Addresses regional security concerns, particularly amid China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean.
• Supports India’s long-term naval modernization, aligning with its recent defense acquisitions for maritime security.
• The exercise is held annually to enhance interoperability, coordination, and tactical proficiency among Indo-Pacific allies.