**Summary:**
On September 1, 2025, the Indian Naval stealth frigate INS Trikand arrived in Alexandria, Egypt, as part of its operational deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel is scheduled to participate in Exercise Bright Star 2025, hosted by Egypt from September 1-10, 2025. This multilateral exercise, sponsored by US Central Command, includes participation from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, as well as forces from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Exercise Bright Star 2025 aims to bolster regional security and cooperation, improve interoperability, and address irregular warfare tactics against hybrid threat scenarios across air, land, and sea domains. During its port call, INS Trikand will conduct activities designed to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including discussions with senior military officials, cross-deck visits, cultural exchanges, and sports engagements. The operational deployment's overarching goals include professional naval engagements in the Mediterranean Sea to foster interoperability with partner maritime nations, standardize procedures, and exchange best practices for combined operations against traditional and non-traditional maritime threats.
Key Entities Referenced
INS Trikand: Indian Naval stealth frigate deployed to the Mediterranean Sea.
Alexandria, Egypt: City in Egypt where INS Trikand called during its deployment.
Mediterranean Sea: Sea where INS Trikand is operationally deployed.
Exercise Bright Star 2025: Multilateral US Central Command exercise hosted by Egypt.
Indian Army: A contingent participating in Exercise Bright Star 2025.
Indian Air Force: A contingent participating in Exercise Bright Star 2025.
US Central Command: The command that leads Exercise Bright Star 2025.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Country expected to participate in Exercise Bright Star 2025.
Ministry of Defence
INS TRIKAND ARRIVED AT ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
Operationally deployed to the Mediterranean Sea,
the ship is all set to participate in Exercise Bright Star
Posted On: 03 SEP 2025 5:23PM by PIB Delhi
Indian Naval stealth frigate INS Trikand called at Alexandria, Egypt, on 01 Sep 2025 during her deployment
to the Mediterranean Sea. The ship will participate in Exercise Bright Star 2025, hosted by Egypt from 01 to
10 Sep 2025, which will also see participation by contingents from the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.
Bright Star 2025 is a multilateral US Central Command exercise across the air, land, and sea
domains that promotes and strengthens regional security and cooperation, and enhances interoperability in
irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. Apart from the USA, Egypt, and India, forces from the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy are also expected to participate in the
exercise.
During the port call at Alexandria, INS Trikand will also engage in a host of activities to enhance bilateral and
multilateral cooperation. These include discussions with senior military officials, cross deck visits, cultural
exchanges, and sports fixtures to promote people-to-people connections.
With upcoming port calls in the region, key objectives of the operational deployment are professional naval
engagements in the Mediterranean Sea to foster interoperability with partner maritime nations. These
interactions aim to strengthen commonalities in procedures and to exchange Best Practices that would aid
combined operations against traditional and non-traditional maritime threats.________________________________________________________________
VM/SPS 174/25(Release ID: 2163382)