Question: Recently at which of the following place two-week exercise Sea Dragon-22, from 5 to 20 January 2022; held?
a) Indian Ocean
b) Guam
c) Sea of Japan
d) South China Sea
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- From 5 to 20 January 2022; two-week exercise Sea Dragon-22 held at Guam in the U.S
- An Indian Navy P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft participated in this multinational Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Exercise.
- The exercise saw the participation of Quad countries, Canada and South Korea.
- The exercise was aimed to enhance interoperability among participating nations by evolving common tactics in response to emerging traditional and non-traditional security challenges in maritime domain.
- Naval aircrafts P8A, P8I, P1, CP140 Aurora and P3C Orion maritime reconnaissance aircraft from the U.S., India, Japan, Canada, Australia and South Korea, practiced high-end ASW skills.
- The exercise also saw the aircrew’s professional interaction with other participants from friendly foreign countries.
- Sea Dragon is an annual, multi-national high-end exercise hosted by the U.S. Navy.
- This year, US had deployed two P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
By – Rajesh Tripathi