Training & Education

Vertex secures $280M U.S. Navy contract
The Vertex Company, a Mississippi-based defense and space manufacturing company, has been awarded a contract valued up to $280 million to maintain the U.S. Navy’s aircraft used to train naval aviators and naval flight officers by the Chief of Naval Air Training, or CNATRA.

Australian and Singapore warships conduct exercise Singaroo
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have conducted bilateral maritime training during Exercise Singaroo 2022 in Australia’s northern waters.

Seven Royal Navy warships to lead huge military drill around UK
The biggest military exercise in the UK begins tomorrow as more than 11,000 sailors, soldiers and aircrew wage a 12-day ‘war’ around the British Isles.

US, Japan and South Korea sharpen submarine hunting skills
The US Navy, the Republic of Korea Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) have conducted a tri-lateral anti-submarine warfare exercise in the waters East of the Korean Peninsula.

US aircraft carrier trains with Spanish largest warship in Ionian Sea
Spanish Navy’s amphibious assault ship-aircraft carrier ESPS Juan Carlos I (LHD 61) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) have conducted two days of combined operations in the Ionian Sea.

MIND completes Sea Serpent ASW demonstration
MIND Technology has completed a demonstration of its Sea Serpent low-cost anti-submarine warfare system as a part of the US Navy’s Coastal Trident 2022 exercise.

Russian Navy’s ship Admiral Panteleyev hunts down enemy submarines
The crew of the Pacific Fleet’s anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev held an exercise in the Pacific Ocean near the coastline of Kamchatka.

PHOTOS: Australian Navy’s largest exercise comes to a close
Exercise Kakadu 2022 has come to a close with a full program of activities in the seas and skies off Northern Australia and in Darwin from 12 until 24 September.

Royal Navy amphibious response force heads on Mediterranean mission
A Royal Navy amphibious response force has sailed for the Mediterranean on a European security mission alongside NATO allies and partners.

Bahrain, US navies strengthen maritime skills in Middle East
Sailors from the Royal Bahrain Naval Force joined the crew of the US Navy’s patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) for a three-day professional exchange that ended on 21 September.

British and American warships destroy ex-US Navy frigate in a live-fire test
The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have teamed up with the US Navy against a specially prepared ex-US Navy warship in the North Atlantic.

US Navy’s aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for 1st time in four years
The US Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG 5), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit on 23 September.

WATCH: Israeli Navy conducts test launch of IAIs’ Gabriel 5 weapon system
The Israeli Navy has test-launched Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

PHOTOS: 16 warships test their skills during Kakadu 2022
The Royal Australian Navy’s biennial international engagement activity Kakadu 2022, which involves 16 warships, a submarine, more than 30 aircraft and 3000 participants from more than 20 countries, has witnessed activities ranging from constabulary operations to high-end maritime warfare.