Overview
- The exercise ran in and around Guam from November 10–18, with a high‑tempo sea phase held November 13–17 after a harbor planning period.
- Named participants included HMAS Ballarat, INS Sahyadri, JS Hyūga, and U.S. assets such as USS Fitzgerald, a P-8A Poseidon, a U.S. submarine, and an explosive ordnance disposal unit.
- Training covered anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, Visit Board Search and Seizure, gunnery, underway replenishment, cross-deck helicopter operations, and subject-matter exchanges with Sea Rider cross-decking.
- The United States served as exercise lead this year, with the leadership and location rotating annually to demonstrate the partners’ ability to operate across the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- Following the drills, India co-chaired maiden naval staff talks with Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on November 18 to map future bilateral maritime cooperation.