Sailors and units with the U.S. Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (RRCSG) along with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) began their Annual Exercise (AE) 16, November 16. AE16 is a bilateral field-training exercise to increase interoperability between the United States Navy (USN) a
Maareech – the Advanced Torpedo Defence System developed by the India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation was presented to the nation’s navy at a ceremony on November 14. Maareech is a joint project of Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi and Naval Science and Techno
U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, Detachment 1, and Mine Countermeasure Squadron (MCMRON) 7, completed the bilateral mine countermeasures exercise Clear Horizon with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, November 13. Exercise Clear Horizon is an annual bilateral exercise betw
The Boeing P 8 I (Poseidon Eight India) Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft was admitted into the Indian defence forces this morning, November 13. The aircraft was introduced by the Defence Minister, Shri Manohar Parrikar, at a ceremony held at INS Rajali in Arakkonam, India. The P-8I aircraft is a
The 2015 edition of Annual Exercise, a bilateral maritime field training exercise involving the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy (USN), will be conducted Nov. 16-25. The training will take place in the waters south of Japan. Annual Exercise, the premier training event between
Ships from the U.S. Navy’s Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) transited the Straits of Malacca and conducted routine operations in the South China Sea from November 7-10. The ARG’s flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted the patrol as the amphibious transport
Japanese naval ships, JS Makinami (DD-112) and JS Suzunami (DD-114), arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit on November 10, 2015. The two ships are en route for counter piracy operations off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden. This visit marks the 50th port call to Sri Lanka by the
A closing ceremony for the 21st annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei exercise was held at Muara Naval Base, Nov. 6. CARAT is a bilateral exercise series between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations in South and Southeast Asia, inclu
The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies will participate in Exercise Clear Horizon which is to take place in waters south of the Korean peninsula from November 9-13. Clear Horizon is an annual exercise between the U.S. and ROK navies designed to improve cooperation and capabilities in mine count
The Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Navy Exercise (SLINEX 2015) concluded on November 1, 2015, in Trincomalee. The joint naval exercise enabled both Navies to rehearse and improve capabilities and enhance operational effectiveness required to maintain maritime security in the region by integrating forces.
Following a four-month patrol, the US amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) will now start maintenance works in Sasebo, Japan. The vessel returned to its forward-deployed home port on November 4. It will now begin a maintenance availability period to sustain the ship’s readiness postu
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted a port visit and naval exercise with the People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) in Zhanjiang, China from October 31 to November 2. The port visit by HMA Ships Stuart and Arunta to Zhanjiang included a combined planning session for the exercise, official fun
Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri, as part of its operational deployment to South China Sea and North West Pacific region, entered the port of Manila, Philippines on November 1. During this visit the vessel will conduct extensive interactions with the Philippine Navy. Scheduled to stay in Manila until Nove
US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) arrived in Busan, South Korea, for a goodwill port visit, Oct. 30. The units included the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile
