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IN NEWS: EXERCISE MALABAR 2025 AT GUAM

Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri is participating in Exercise Malabar-2025, being held at Guam in the Northern Pacific.
The exercise reinforces India’s strategic partnership with other participating navies and demonstrates its commitment to ensuring regional maritime security.
The event underscores the objective of enhancing interoperability, improving coordination, and strengthening joint operational capabilities among participating nations.
INS Sahyadri, an indigenously designed and built Guided Missile Stealth Frigate, represents India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative in the defence sector.
The exercise consists of two main phases:
1. Harbour Phase: Includes operational planning, communication alignment, familiarisation visits, and sports interactions among the naval forces.
2. Sea Phase: Focuses on joint fleet operations, anti-submarine warfare, gunnery drills, and flying operations, showcasing advanced multilateral naval coordination.

Exercise Malabar is an annual multilateral naval exercise that began as a bilateral exercise between India and the United States in 1992.
Over time, it has expanded to include Japan and Australia, forming the Quad countries.
The exercise aims to ensure freedom of navigation, maritime domain awareness, and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Guam is a U.S. territory located in the Western Pacific and holds strategic importance for regional maritime operations.
INS Sahyadri (F49) is part of the Shivalik-class frigates, equipped with state-of-the-art stealth features and advanced weapon systems for multi-role operations.

Updated – 09 Nov 2025 ; 06:24 PM | PIB