 "A Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft taxis after landing at Anderson Air Force Base in Guam to participate in Exercise Sea Dragon 2022.")
With New Delhi already risking Beijing’s ire by taking part each year in the four-nation Exercise Malabar, the Indian Navy may not participate in the six-nation exercise called Sea Dragon that starts off the US territory of Guam on Thursday.
The other nations participating in Exercise Sea Dragon are Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the US. The Indian Navy detachment of P-8I Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft is awaiting permission from the government to participate.
The Indian Navy had been part of the last Sea Dragon in January 2021.
According to the US Navy, “Sea Dragon 22, primarily centering on anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
