INS Trikand reaches Alexandria for multilateral Exercise Bright Star 2025
Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trikand called at Alexandria, Egypt, on 1 September 2025 to take part in Exercise Bright Star 2025, a US Central Command exercise hosted by Egypt from 1 to 10 September.
Summary
Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trikand called at Alexandria, Egypt, on 1 September 2025 during her deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. The ship will take part in Exercise Bright Star 2025, hosted by Egypt from 1 to 10 September 2025, which will also see contingents from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force. Bright Star is a multilateral US Central Command exercise across air, land and sea domains, aimed at regional security, cooperation and interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threats. Apart from the USA, Egypt and India, forces from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Greece, Cyprus and Italy were also expected to participate.
Key facts
- Arrival
- 1 Sep 2025, Alexandria, Egypt
- Ship
- INS Trikand (stealth frigate)
- Exercise
- Bright Star 2025, 1–10 Sep, hosted by Egypt
- Organiser
- Multilateral US Central Command exercise (air, land, sea)
- Indian participation
- Navy, Army and Air Force contingents
- Others expected
- USA, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Greece, Cyprus, Italy
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Exercise Bright Star 2025, in which INS Trikand participated, was hosted by which country?
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Correct answer: B — Egypt
Bright Star 2025 was hosted by Egypt from 1 to 10 September 2025; INS Trikand called at Alexandria for it.
Exercise Bright Star is a multilateral exercise of which command?
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Correct answer: A — US Central Command
Bright Star 2025 is a multilateral US Central Command exercise across the air, land and sea domains.
Consider the following statements about India's participation in Exercise Bright Star 2025: 1. Only the Indian Navy took part, through INS Trikand. 2. The exercise focuses on interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Besides INS Trikand, contingents from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force also participated, so statement 1 is wrong. The exercise enhances interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.