28 nations took part with naval assets and 29 observers, while 14 ships each from China, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Malaysia, and Bangladesh attended the exercise.

A total of 11 ships from Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States participated.

During the exercise, three aircraft from Australia and Japan, as well as three marine, SOF, and EOD teams from China, Turkey and the United States took part.

The exercise also included participation from two P-3Cs from Japan and ten SOF, EOD, and marine units from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and the UK.

Also taking part in the exercise were 15 SOF, EOD, and marine units from China, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Nigeria, Poland, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the UK, and the U.S.

The participating fleets prepared for the five-day drills with seminars, operational debates, and professional demonstrations before engaging in tactical maneuver, anti-piracy, counterterrorism, search and rescue, live fire shooting, and air defense exercises.

Its purpose was to improve the participants' interoperability in the face of potential threats and instabilities in the Indian Ocean and to protect crucial international sea communication routes and the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.

[18] With the theme "Together for Peace", it marked the largest iteration to date, involving over 60 countries (up from 50 in 2023), including naval assets from China, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Japan, Türkiye, Russia, and African Union nations.