Training & Education
German frigate Hessen to train with USS Gerald R. Ford in North Atlantic
German Navy’s Sachsen-class frigate Hessen has left Wilhelmshaven homeport to join the US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group on its mission in the North Atlantic.
British hunter-killer submarine wraps up NATO patrol in Mediterranean
HMS Audacious, Royal Navy’s newest operation nuclear submarine, has completed its second patrol, conducting maritime security operations for the UK and NATO allies.
Russian and Chinese naval forces hunt enemy subs during Vostok 2022
Combat ships of Russian and Chinese naval branches practice joint searching and attacking mock enemy submarines within Vostok 2022 exercise.
Canadian Navy achieves electronic warfare milestone at RIMPAC 2022
Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver became the first Canadian Navy vessel to tactically launch a surface off-board passive decoy (SOPD) as part of electronic warfare (EW) tactics training at the 2022 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.
Australian Navy’s crews to train on UK’s newly commissioned submarine
Royal Australian Navy crews will train on the newly commissioned HMS Anson and other Astute-Class submarines, the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
PHOTO: Hellenic Navy units conduct joint training with Tunisian offshore patrol vessel
Hellenic Navy’s frigate (F/C) Kanaris and general support vessel (GSV) Promitheus have conducted a joint passing exercise (PASSEX) with Tunisian offshore patrol vessel (OPV) TNS Jugurtha. The joint training took place on 22 August in the wider sea area north of the Port of La Goulet in Tunisia. Duri
British warship on a record-breaking survey mission in Atlantic
Royal Navy’s survey ship HMS Scott is on course to smash its record scanning the oceans after just the first four weeks of a15-month deployment in the Atlantic Ocean.
21 nations kick off exercise SEACAT in Singapore
Maritime forces from 21 Indo-Pacific partner nations, including the US Navy, and non-governmental and international organizations, began the 21st iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in the Republic of Singapore.
US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout completes first EABO exercise
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Fire Scout, the US Navy’s autonomous, runway-independent helicopter system, has completed operations under the expeditionary advance base operations (EABO) concept.
EU and Indonesian warships conduct first naval drill in Arabian Sea
On 14 and 15 August, the European Union (EU) and Indonesia conducted their first joint naval exercise in the Arabian Sea.
UK’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departs on a three-year mission
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.
Pacific Dragon 22: USS Fitzgerald launches SM-3 Block IA
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) has launched a Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IA as part of Pacific Dragon 22 (PD22), a biennial exercise in the Hawaiian Islands operating area.
US, Indonesia and Singapore conduct Garuda Shield 2022
The US Navy has conducted the sea phase of exercise Garuda Shield 2022 in the Natuna Sea with the Indonesian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy.
British warship on the hunt for mines with NATO ships
Royal Navy’s Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Hurworth has joined NATO ships to support NATO on minehunting operations around Europe.