Exercises
NATO’s standing naval groups participate in Steadfast Defender 21 exercise
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) participated in exercise Steadfast Defender off the coast of Portugal 20-28 May 2021, NATO Maritime Command announced.Steadfast Defender, the principal NATO multi-domain exercise of 2021, is...
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Russian Navy cruiser Pyotr Veliky kicks off drills in the Barents Sea
The Russian Navy Northern Fleet’s heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky and also planes and helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Army started drills in the Barents Sea, Russian news agency TASS reported on 28 May."The Northern...
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U.S. Navy’s Essex amphibious readiness group conducts integrated training
Sailors and Marines of the U.S. Navy's Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed integrated training off the coast of Southern California, May 27.According to a press release issued by the U.S. Navy,...
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Chinese Navy holds submarine rescue exercise
PLA Navy carried out a large-scale submarine rescue drill with the participation of naval search and rescue flotilla affiliated to the Northern Theater Command, local search and rescue forces, and other surface and air assets between 17-20 May in...
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Russian Navy’s Pyotr Velikiy cruiser leads drills in the Barents Sea
This weekend, the Northern Fleet kicked of an exercise involving surface ships of the Kola flotilla, anti-submarine ships, submarines, bombers, and maritime surveillance aircraft. The naval exercise involved Pyotr Velikiy battlecruiser and over 10 minesweepers, small anti-submarine warfare and missile...
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The 50th iteration of BALTOPS to kick off in June
The 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place in the Baltic Sea from June 6-18.The press release issued by the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet, as follows;This milestone exercise demonstrates a steadfast...
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NATO SNMG1 assets participate Joint Warrior 21-1 exercise
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) Ships HDMS Absalon and HMCS Halifax recently concluded their successful participation in exercise Joint Warrior 21-1 (JW21-1) off the coast of Scotland on May 14, 2021.Joint Warrior is a UK-led multinational exercise held...
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Russia to hold naval drills with Kazakhstan in the Caspian Sea
Russia has been conducting bilateral military exercises with the countries of the Caspian Sea to keep its bilateral ties strong and maintain its superiority in the region that has rich resources.Russian Navy's Caspian flotilla will conduct a bilateral naval...
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Two Major North Sea Maritime Exercise, Strike Warrior and Ragnar Viking, Converge
Ships from U.S. Exercise Ragnar Viking met up with the ships participating in the Royal Navy’s Strike Warrior Exercise in the North Atlantic Ocean, May 17, 2021. The exercises brought together 15 ships from four NATO countries, including the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group and the U.S. IWO Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The...
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U.S. Navy conducts combined ops with Canadian and Mexican assets
Ships from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Navy conducted combined operations off the coast of Southern California, May 13, to enhance partnership and interoperability among the nations’ sea services.According to a press release issued by the U.S. navy, Independence-variant...
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NATO Ships Participate in ITA MINEX 22, Mare Aperto
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) participated in Exercise Mare Aperto-Italian Mine Warfare Exercise 22 (ITA MINEX-22) in...