Exercise Bongosagar 2025

21.03.2025

Exercise Bongosagar 2025

Why in the news?                        

            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.

                                                           Source: Business Standard

Exercise Bongosagar is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?

A.Myanmar

B.Bahrain

C.Bangladesh

D.Malaysia

Answer C