Pakistan has turned over command of a multinational naval task force of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) to Brazil during a ceremony at the US Navy base in Bahrain on 18 August.
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.
US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have kicked off exercise Resolute Union 2022.
In early 2022, whilst on routine maritime security operations, the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose seized Iranian weapons from speedboats being operated by smugglers in international waters south of Iran.
Three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in “an unsafe and unprofessional manner” as US Navy ships entered the Persian Gulf, the navy officials revealed.
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has established a new, fourth international naval task force to strengthen maritime security in the Red Sea region.
The Pakistan Navy conducted live weapon firing of anti-ship missiles and torpedoes in the North Arabian Sea on 13 March to demonstrate combat readiness. During the exercise, the navy’s ship, aircraft and submarine successfully hit their intended targets “re-affirming PN’s warfighting capability and
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.
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.
Israel has successfully completed the first series of live-fire tests of the C-Dome, an advanced naval configuration of the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System, aboard the Israeli Navy’s ship Sa’ar 6-class corvette. As informed, the series of tests simulated a number of advanced threats including rocket
International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2022, an 18-day biennial naval training event led by US Naval Forces Central Command, concluded on 17 February.
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has revealed its intention to support EU Naval Force operations through the signing of two cooperation agreements with EU NAVFOR Somalia and EUNAVFOR MED.
The US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has hosted defense leaders from Bahrain and Israel for discussions on regional maritime security cooperation.
The Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise commenced on 31 January during a ceremony at US 5th Fleet’s headquarters in Bahrain.
