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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.
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.
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.
Sweden and Finland partner with NATO to conduct BALTOPS 22 exercise
A total of 14 NATO nations, including NATO partner nations Finland and Sweden, will soon kick off the 51st annual maritime-led joint Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 22).
US, UK and Australia team up for Pacific Partnership 2022
The US Navy, Royal Navy and Australian Defence Force (ADF) military members have teamed up as part of the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission team, the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
Royal Navy, US Coast Guard sign LOI to expand cooperation and curb crime
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.
NATO kicks off exercise Neptune Shield 2022
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.
WATCH: Danish Navy’s frigate Niels Juel test-fires SM-2 missile
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.
US Navy and Estonian Navy kick off exercise Hedgehog 2022
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.
WATCH: Belgian Navy’s frigate Leopold I fires Harpoon missile
Belgian Navy’s Karel Doorman-class frigate Leopold I fired a Harpoon Block II missile for the first time during multinational exercise Mjoelner 2022.