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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga, leads United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (centre-right), Indian Navy Shivalik-class frigate, INS Sahyadri (centre-left), and Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Ballarat, during Exercise MALABAR 25 off the coast of Guam.
251113-N-NO824-1003.JPG Photo By: LSIS Connor Morrison

Nov 20, 2025
APRA HARBOR, Guam - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga, leads United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (centre-right), Indian Navy Shivalik-class frigate, INS Sahyadri (centre-left), and Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Ballarat, during Exercise MALABAR 25 off the coast of Guam. *** Local Caption *** Australia has joined India, Japan and the United States in Guam for Exercise Malabar, a key Indo-Pacific maritime activity designed to deepen interoperability between regional partners. Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat, along with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft will participate in the exercise between 10 and 18 November. Exercise Malabar 25 is structured around high-end warfighting training and enhancing interoperability and interchangeability between participating nations. The exercise objective is to execute tactical operations in a multinational environment, with anti-submarine and surface warfare, maritime interdiction and aviation operations. Exercise Malabar 25 is a major undertaking for all participating nations and reflects the strength and priority of our alliances, strategic partnerships, and ongoing military-military relationships. Exercise Malabar 25 is the fifth time all four nations comprising the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership have participated in Malabar exclusively together.


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