Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri participated in the Sea Phase of JAIMEX-25, strengthening maritime cooperation between India and Japan.
About JAIMEX 2025
Type: Bilateral maritime exercise between India and Japan.
Objective: To enhance operational interoperability and reaffirm commitment to a Free, Open, and Inclusive Indo-Pacific.
Partnership Framework: Conducted under the “Special Strategic and Global Partnership” established in 2014.
Phases of the Exercise
1. Sea Phase
Included Advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), missile defence drills, and flying operations.
Conducted underway replenishment to boost real-time coordination and logistics capability.
Enhanced tactical synergy between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
2. Harbour Phase (Yokosuka, Japan)
Focused on professional and cultural exchanges, cross-deck visits, operational planning, and sharing of best practices.
Significance
Reinforces Navy-to-Navy cooperation and joint maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
Demonstrates strategic trust and alignment between India and Japan amid evolving regional security challenges.
Complements both nations’ participation in Quad (India, Japan, U.S., Australia).
Key Facts about INS Sahyadri
- Type: Shivalik-class Guided Missile Stealth Frigate.
- Indigenously Designed & Built in India by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.
- Commissioned: 2012.
- Armament: Barak-1 and Shtil-1 (3S90M) surface-to-air missiles
- BrahMos anti-ship missiles
- Anti-submarine rocket launchers
- Role: Multi-mission platform capable of operations across air, surface, and sub-surface domains.
- Has participated in several bilateral and multilateral naval deployments.
Prelims Quick Facts
- JAIMEX Full Form: Japan-India Maritime Exercise
- Started: 2018
- Partner Forces: Indian Navy & Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
- Location (2025): Yokosuka, Japan
- INS Sahyadri Class: Shivalik-class (Project 17)