Indian Navy joins US-led Exercise Sea Dragon 2026 in Guam

Exam-focused facts from the 18 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Exercise Sea Dragon 2026, a US-led multinational anti-submarine warfare drill, is under way at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
The two-week exercise involves P-8A Poseidon and P-8I aircraft tracking simulated and live submarine targets.
Indian Navy has deployed one Boeing P8I maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft to the exercise.
Participating forces include Indian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Royal Australian Air Force has committed a P-8A Poseidon aircraft and 50 aviators from the recently re-formed 12 Squadron.