
Ships and aircraft from the US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (RRNCSG) concluded a week of at-sea bilateral training with a destroyer from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on 17 May.

The Royal Navy and US Coast Guard have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to work to expand their combined commitments and work more closely to fight crime and protect the planet.

Indian Navy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have conducted a maiden flight test of an indigenously-developed naval anti-ship missile launched from a naval helicopter from the integrated test range (ITR).

NATO is conducting vigilance activity Neptune Shield 2022 (NESH22), which integrates maritime expeditionary strike capabilities of sea, air and land assets. The activities will take place in the Baltic, Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas, between 17 and 31 May.

The Royal Danish Navy’s Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F-363) has fired Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIA. for the first time, according to the information provided by Danish Armed Forces.

The US Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof of concept exercise on 12 May.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy its largest multi-role response vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) for its first-ever mission ten days after its formal commissioning into the coast guard service.

Members of Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe/2d Marine Division (TF-61/2), operating under the US Navy’s Sixth Fleet, have joined their Estonian counterparts to kick off exercise Siil 22, also known as exercise Hedgehog.

The Royal Australian Navy has revealed plans to conduct the largest international exercise in its history, the exercise Kakadu.

Belgian Navy’s Karel Doorman-class frigate Leopold I fired a Harpoon Block II missile for the first time during multinational exercise Mjoelner 2022.

Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) flagship, Italian Navy’s Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Carlo Margottini (F592), and Spanish Navy Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate ESPS Blas De Lezo (F103) visited Tunis from 7 to 9 May for a scheduled port visit.

Forces from the Kingdom of Bahrain and the US began a 10-day military exercise Neon Defender in and off the coast of Bahrain on 8 May.

Royal Navy ships and personnel have joined a new international task force to safeguard ships in the Red Sea.

U.S. naval shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has secured two tactical training systems contracts with the Naval Air Warfare Center China Lake.