Overview
- INS Sahyadri completed the sea phase of JAIMEX-25 with JMSDF units west of Kyushu from October 16–18 and arrived at Yokosuka on October 21 for the harbour phase.
- The ship earlier joined the maiden India–Republic of Korea Navy bilateral exercise in Busan on October 13, conducting harbour and sea activities with ROKS Gyeongnam.
- Exercise events spanned cross-deck visits, training exchanges, and sports engagements designed to build practical crew-level familiarity.
- Sea-phase drills featured advanced anti-submarine warfare and missile-defence scenarios with flying operations and underway replenishment to strengthen interoperability.
- Indian authorities describe the new Korea engagement as the culmination of years of planning and present the deployment as reinforcing India’s role as a responsible security partner in the Indo-Pacific.