The U.S. 7th Fleet announced the successful conclusion of the multinational antisubmarine warfare exercise Sea Dragon 2026 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The two-week exercise involved P‑8A Poseidon aircraft from the U.S., Indian Navy, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and was led by Commander, Task Force 72. Its goal was to improve interoperability of shared maritime domain awareness. Participants trained with a mobile antisubmarine training target, the MK‑30, and hunted an active Navy submarine in the area. Operations near Saipan included recoverable exercise torpedoes. Each nation competed for the Dragon Belt award, with Japan taking it this year. The exercise has been held annually since 2019 to strengthen U.S. maritime partnerships.
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Summary adapted from https://war.gov
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