
US and Royal Brunei navies kick off exercise CARAT 2022

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.

The Israeli Navy has test-launched Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.

Egyptian and Greek naval forces have conducted joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea, within the range of the Egyptian Northern Fleet.

Naval forces from Israel and the United States began a four-day maritime exercise in the Red Sea on 1 August.

US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have kicked off exercise Resolute Union 2022.

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.

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.

Members of Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy and the US Coast Guard, completed a Sentinel Shield exercise on 12 April.

US Navy’s 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy kicked off a 10-day maritime exercise on 27 March that will take place in and off the coast of Israel.

Royal Navy warships, together with the US Navy and French Navy, have joined Omani forces for their largest naval exercise.

Agosta 90B-class submarine PNS/M HAMZA (S-139), modernized by Turkish defence firm STM for the Pakistan Navy, managed to hit and sink a decommissioned frigate with a single torpedo shot.