Training & Education
US Navy destroys Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate during sinking exercise
The US Navy has concluded its annual training exercise Valiant Shield following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace, which included sinking of decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Vandegrift.
Major naval exercise BALTOPS 22 concludes in Germany
Sixteen NATO allies and partner nations concluded the 51st iteration of Baltic Operations 2022 (BALTOPS22) in Kiel, Germany, on 17 June.
Royal Navy joins US-led exercise Pacific Partnership
The Royal Navy is joining one of the world’s largest humanitarian missions as it commits sailors, commando engineers and a ship to the US Navy’s exercise Pacific Partnership.
US, Japan coast guards conduct counter-narcotics exercise in Pacific
The US Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard completed a joint counter-narcotics exercise off Guam on Tuesday (7 June).
French frigate Surcouf trains with Kuwaiti Navy
French Navy’s La Fayette-class frigate Surcouf conducted training with the warships of the Kuwait Naval Force last month as part of the Operation AGENOR.
HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Spain ahead of NATO workout
Royal Navy’s biggest warship, Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, has arrived in Spain ready for the exercises in the Mediterranean and Atlantic as NATO’s command ship.
Italian and Turkish frigates train with Japan in the Mediterranean
This week, NATO vessels from Italy and Turkey conducted training exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
UK’s HMS Defender leads the way during largest naval exercise in Baltic
A Royal Navy warship, Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender, is leading a US Navy task force during the largest joint military exercises in the Baltic, BALTOPS 22, this year.
NATO ASW exercise Dynamic Mongoose to start in North Atlantic
NATO’s advanced anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Mongoose, which is held in the Norwegian Sea every summer, will begin on 13 June.
US Navy conducts Carrier Strike Group exercise with South Korean Navy
The US Navy and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) have conducted Carrier Strike Group exercise 2022 in the Philippine Sea.
Seven Royal Navy warships gearing up for largest naval exercise in Baltic Sea
Seven Royal Navy warships have joined the largest naval workout in the Baltic Sea this year, BALTOPS 22.
Over 45 warships gather in Baltic Sea to kick off major naval drill BALTOPS 22 – gallery
Major naval exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 22) with fourteen NATO allies, two NATO partner nations, and over 45 ships started in Stockholm on 5 June.
Swedish Navy celebrating its 500th birthday
Throughout the entire year of 2022, the Royal Swedish Navy will celebrate its 500th anniversary.
NATO allies breaking ground with “first-ever” events during NESH22
Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and US Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded the NATO-led Neptune Shield 2022 (NESH22) from STRIKFORNATO’s Joint Operations Centre in Oeiras, Portugal featuring several “first-ever” events.