Training & Education
Indian Navy decommissions INS Sindhudhvaj after 35 years
Indian Navy has decommissioned INS Sindhudhvaj, the Russian-built Kilo-class submarine, after 35 years of service. The decommissioning event took place on 16 July and was attended by 15 of the former commanding officers and 26 commissioning crew veterans. The Sindhudhvaj submarine had many firsts du
Japan conducts exercise with US and Australia in East China Sea
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, together with the US Navy and the Royal Australian Navy, conducted a trilateral exercise in the East China Sea to East of Okinawa.
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).
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.
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.
26 nations to participate in world’s largest naval exercise
26 nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 170 aircraft and approximately 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled to take place between 29 June and 4 August.
US Navy and Royal Thai Navy conduct CARAT exercise
The Royal Thai and US navies started maritime training during the 28th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise on 23 May.
US Navy’s RRNCSG trains with JMSDF’s destroyer – gallery
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.
WATCH: Indian Navy test-fires new anti-ship missile off Odisha coast
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).
Philippine Coast Guard to deploy largest MRRV for its first-ever mission
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.
US Navy conducts underway ops with Indonesian Navy in South China Sea
The US and Indonesian navies concluded three days of at-sea bilateral operations in the South China Sea from 12 to 14 April.
Singapore and Thailand navies conduct bilateral exercise Singsiam
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) are conducting a bilateral naval exercise, Exercise Singsiam, from 21 to 30 March 2022.
12th INDRA NAVY exercise wraps up in the Baltic Sea
The 12th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy was held in the Baltic Sea from 28 to 29 July 2021. Initiated in 2003, Ex INDRA NAVY epitomises the long-term strategic relationship between the two navies. This exercise was undertak
Sea phase of CARAT-21 drill underway off Sri Lanka
The sea phase of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT-21) exercise joined by the Sri Lanka Navy, United States 7th Fleet and Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) began off Trincomalee on 26 June 2021.