Training & Education
British and American warships destroy ex-US Navy frigate in a live-fire test
The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have teamed up with the US Navy against a specially prepared ex-US Navy warship in the North Atlantic.
Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet ships hunt down enemy subs
Russian Navy’s Aleksin and Kabardino-Balkariya small anti-submarine ships have practiced searching, detecting and eliminating mock enemy submarines within bipartite command exercise held in the naval training areas of the Baltic Fleet.
NATO, partners testing new maritime unmanned systems in Portugal
Around 1,500 military and civilian personnel from NATO and partner countries are gathering in Portugal this month for two maritime exercises aimed at testing the interoperability of new maritime unmanned systems.
NATO, Turkish Navy conduct exercise Dynamic Mariner-Mavi Balina in Mediterranean
NATO and the Turkish Navy kicked off exercise Dynamic Mariner-Mavi Balina 22 from Aksaz Naval Base on 11 September.
Russian Navy’s corvette Gremyashchy fires Kalibr missile
The Russian Navy’s corvette Gremyashchy of the Pacific Fleet fired a Kalibr cruise missile at a naval target in the Sea of Okhotsk during exercise Vostok 2022.
HMS Queen Elizabeth to replace broken down HMS Prince of Wales on US mission
Britain’s flagship, aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has left Portsmouth bound for the US and ahead of the operations and exercises in European waters, to replace its sister vessel HMS Prince of Wales that recently suffered a mechanical issue.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.