Training & Education
VIDEO: UK’s warship destroys drone during Formidable Shield 23
A Royal Navy warship destroyed a jet drone during the world’s largest test of naval and missile defences.
UK’s Type 45 destroyer deploys to the Caribbean after major overhaul
Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has deployed to the Caribbean to support British Overseas Territories during hurricane season and counter drugs trafficking in the region.
UK’s HMS Albion joins Sweden’s largest military drills
A Royal Navy task group, including amphibious transport dock HMS Albion, is heading to the Baltic for the largest Swedish military drills in more than 25 years.
UK’s Hunter-killer submarine completes Mediterranean mission
Royal Navy’s Hunter-killer submarine HMS Audacious has returned home after completing a historic patrol of the Mediterranean.
US Coast Guard, US, Mexican and Canadian navies conduct NAMSI exercise
The U.S. Coast Guard, along with the U.S. Navy, Mexican Navy (SEMAR) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) participated in the North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI) exercise off the coast of Manzanillo, Mexico between 27 and 31 March.
PHOTO: Second-largest maritime exercise in the world completed in Middle East
The second-largest naval exercise in the world has ended across the Middle East.
HMAS Toowoomba fires ESSM during exercise off Western Australia
Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba achieved a milestone while undergoing training off the coast of Western Australia.
Exercise Cutlass Express 2023 kicks off in Djibouti
Maritime forces from nations around the world, along with several international organizations, kicked off the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2023 (CE23) with an opening ceremony held at the Coast Guard Training Center in Djibouti on 5 March.
NATO’s anti-submarine warfare drill Dynamic Manta underway in Italy
Ships, submarines, aircraft, and personnel from nine nations converged in the Central Mediterranean Sea for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare training.
Watch UK’s Type 45 destroyer firing Phalanx CIWS against aircraft
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has conducted firing exercise against aircraft as part of rigorous testing.
USS America fires RIM-116 rolling airframe missile
US Navy’s forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) fired a RIM-116 rolling airframe missile, during routine operations, while underway in the Philippine Sea on 24 January.
VIDEO: Russia’s frigate conducts Tsirkon missile exercise in Atlantic
Russian Navy’s frigate Admiral Gorshkov, operating in areas of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean, conducted computer simulation exercises with hypersonic missile weapons.
UK Royal Navy joins Norway’s biggest maritime workout
The UK’s Royal Navy has joined Norway’s annual maritime workout to test future submarine commanders and safeguard NATO’s northern flank. Attack submarine HMS Artful and frigate HMS Northumberland joined the bulk of the Sjøforsvaret – the Royal Norwegian Navy – plus Danish warships, F-35 stealth figh
IMSC wraps up exercise with drones in Arabian Gulf
The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) has completed a three-day maritime exercise in the Arabian Gulf, integrating unmanned systems and artificial intelligence.