Indian Naval Ship, INS Sahyadri is at Guam in the Northern Pacific for participation in the multilateral Exercise Malabar-2025. Defence Ministry said in a statement that the participation of INS Sahyadri in Exercise Malabar reaffirms India’s enduring partnership and its commitment to strengthening coordination, enhancing interoperability, and demonstrating a collective resolve to safeguard regional security.

INS Sahyadri is a Guided Missile Stealth Frigate which is indigenously designed and constructed. The ship has participated in several bilateral and multilateral exercises, as well as operational deployments.

The Harbour Phase of Exercise Malabar-2025 will feature operational planning and discussions, alignment on communication protocols, familiarisation visits between participating nations, and sports fixtures.

All participating units will proceed for the Sea Phase following the harbour phase. Under the sea phase, ships and aircraft will take part in naval drills, focusing on joint fleet operations, anti-submarine warfare, gunnery serials and flying operations.