Indian Navy frigate INS Sahyadri joins Malabar 2026 exercise in Japan
The stealth frigate arrived in Yokosuka following a bilateral exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy to strengthen maritime cooperation.
The Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Sahyadri arrived at Yokosuka in Japan on Wednesday to participate in the multilateral maritime exercise Malabar 2026, according to the Times of India.
The ship's arrival in Japan follows the completion of the India-Republic of Korea Navy (IN-RoKN) bilateral exercise at Busan, where it had arrived on October 26.
During the South Korean engagement, the frigate and the destroyer ROKS Munmu the Great conducted coordinated navigation, helicopter operations, and joint manoeuvres at sea.
The Ministry of Defence stated that the engagement strengthened maritime cooperation and interoperability between the two navies.
The Malabar exercise includes the navies of India, Japan, Australia, and the US, all of which are members of the QUAD grouping.
Sahyadri is a Shivalik-class guided-missile stealth frigate commissioned in 2012. These deployments are part of efforts to sustain naval cooperation under the MAHASAGAR vision.