In a strong message to China, the QUAD member countries as well as South Korea and Canada participated in a multinational Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) drill which took place at Guam, the  US. According to an official statement of the Indian Navy, at the two week exercise, which started Jan 5-20, an Indian Navy P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft was deployed for this. Enhancing interoperability among participating nations. And is achievable by evolving common tactics in response to emerging traditional and non-traditional security challenges in maritime domain. Different naval aircraft were deployed by the US, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Canada.