Overview
- Pakistan Navy and China’s PLA Navy finished the fourth Sea Guardian exercise in Karachi and shifted straight into a joint patrol in the Arabian Sea.
- The event ran in two parts with a five-day port visit in Karachi followed by a two-day sea phase in the North Arabian Sea.
- PLA Navy ship Daqing joined the exercise and received a formal welcome from Pakistan frigate PNS Taimur during the port stay.
- Live training at sea practiced air defense against swarm-style attacks, work with a Pakistan Navy submarine, war-at-sea maneuvers, and gunnery.
- Exchange visits, base tours, and a first Young Officers Seminar supported the navies’ claim of improved interoperability at tactical and operational levels.