Exercise Bongosagar 2025

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The India-Bangladesh naval exercise ‘Bongosagar 2025’ and a ‘Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)’ took place in the Bay of Bengal recently.

About Exercise Bongosagar

• It is a bilateral naval exercise between India and Bangladesh.
• It is designed to develop high-level interoperability and operational expertise through a broad spectrum of maritime operations. 
• Commenced in the year 2019, Bongosagar 2025 is the fifth edition of the exercise.
  • The exercise saw participation of INS Ranvir from the Indian Navy and BNS Abu Ubaidah from Bangladesh Navy.
  • The exercise enhanced interoperability between the two navies, facilitating collaborative responses to shared maritime security challenges.
  • The exercise involved a range of complex operations encompassing surface firing, tactical manoeuvres, underway replenishment, Visit-Board-Search-Seizure (VBSS) cross boarding, communication drills, quiz for Ops team and junior officers on professional topics, and steam past.
  • The exercise provided the opportunity for both navies to develop closer links in tactical planning, coordination, and information sharing for undertaking seamless maritime operations.

Key Facts about INS Ranvir

• It is a Rajput-Class guided missile destroyer which has undergone upgrade with state-of-art weapons and sensors, majority being indigenous.
• It is the fourth of the five Rajput-class destroyers built for the Indian Navy, which was commissioned on 28 October 1986.

Exercise Bongosagar FAQs

Q1. What is Exercise Bongosagar?

Ans. A bilateral naval exercise between India and Bangladesh.

Q2. In which year did Exercise Bongosagar first commence?

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Ans. 2019

Q3. Which Indian Navy ship participated in Exercise Bongosagar 2025?

Ans. INS Ranvir, a Rajput-Class guided missile destroyer, participated in Exercise Bongosagar 2025.

Source: BS