Operations
Spanish Navy’s Tornado departs on African deployment
Spanish Navy’s maritime action vessel (BAM) Tornado started ts participation in the African Deployment operation, directed by the Commander of the Operations Command (CMOPS) and conducted by the Commander of the Maritime Operational Command (CMOM) on 7 March.
UK’s offshore patrol vessel finds Pacific island to be in wrong place for 85 years
Crew members on Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Spey have proved a remote Pacific island has been in the ‘wrong place’ for 85 years, according to the navy officials.
Largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa set to begin
Obangame Express (OE22), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa, will kick off on 11 March at an opening ceremony in Dakar, Senegal.
GALLERY: UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth departs Portsmouth first time since historic deployment
Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth for the first time since its global operational deployment to the Indo-Pacific and back.
French Navy’s Floréal-class frigate Vendémiaire visits Manila
France’s Floréal-class light surveillance frigate Vendémiaire has arrived in Manila for a routine port call.
Ukraine hits Russian Navy’s warship in Black Sea
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have reportedly hit and damaged a Russian Navy’s ship near Odessa in the Black Sea.
UK’s largest warship to lead NATO task force in the Arctic
UK’s largest warship HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth to lead a NATO task force to the Arctic for the biggest exercises in Norway for 30 years.
Two US Navy’s fast attack submarines kick off ICEX 2022 in Arctic Ocean
Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially kicked off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 in the Arctic Ocean on 4 March, after the building of Ice Camp Queenfish and the arrival of two US Navy fast-attack submarines.
US Navy recovers crashed F-35C Lightning II aircraft from South China Sea
US 7th Fleet’s Task Force (CTF) 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) have successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft which crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea.
ISPR: Pakistan intercepts Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarine in its waters
Pakistan Navy has tracked and intercepted the Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarine, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media and PR wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, revealed.
Two US Navy destroyers participate in NATO exercise Dynamic Guard
Two guided-missile destroyers USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) participated in NATO exercise Dynamic Guard from 22 to 25 February.
40 nations join forces in Indian Navy-led exercise MILAN 2022
The Indian Navy-led multinational exercise MILAN 2022 started on 25 February in the Bay of Bengal, according to the navy’s officials.
French La Fayette-class frigate seizes drugs in Gulf of Oman
A French Navy warship seized 271 kilograms of heroin from a fishing vessel while patrolling international waters in the Gulf of Oman on 17 February.
Russian Navy’s operations restrict shipping in Sea of Azov amid conflict with Ukraine
The Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) confirmed that navigation in the Sea of Azov was suspended after a warning was issued by the Russian Defense Ministry, the agency press service told Interfax.