Exercises

Singapore Exercises with India, Japan, the Philippines and the United States Navies in Group Sail to Exercise RIMPAC.The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Formidable-class frigate RSS Tenacious participated in a Multinational Group Sail with partner navies from ASEAN and...

The 24th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and Royal Thai Navy concluded in Pattaya, Thailand, June 21. CARAT Thailand 2018 involved over 3,000 military personnel from the U.S. and Royal...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed San Diego, June 18, to participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.Carl Vinson is joining more than 50...

Twenty-six nations, 47 surface ships, five submarines, 18 national land forces, and more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 27 to Aug. 2, in and around...

Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place in the Baltic Sea from June 1-15, 2018. Air, maritime and ground assets from several NATO ally and partner nations are involved in the live...

Russia's Borey-class strategic submarine Yuri Dolgoruky conducted on Tuesday (May 22) a successful salvo launch of four Bulava ballistic missiles for the first time, the press service of Russia's Northern Fleet said in a statement.According to the statement, the...

Around 300 members of the Australian Defence Force have joined a French-led multinational force to participate in valuable disaster response training designed to increase Australia’s interoperability with other regional nations.Running until 25 May, Exercise Croix Du Sud (Southern Cross)...

Chinese PLA Navy Type 054A Jiangkai III-class frigate DAQING 576 conducting live-fire exercises in the Yellow Sea between 11 and 14 May. Views show 76mm gun firing, launches of ASW anti-submarine rockets, and a Type 730A 30mm close-in weapon...

Russian Northern Fleet SAR forces take part in Barents 2018 Russia-Norway exerciseNorthern Fleet search-and-rescue forces are ready for the Barents 2018 Russia-Norway exercise. The exercise involves Nikolay Chiker rescue tug, Il-38 ASW aircraft, Ka-27PS, and Ilya Muromets multifunctional icebreaker.The Barents...

The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) and French Carrier Air Wing (Groupe Aerien Embarque) departed Norfolk May 7 to begin combined exercise Chesapeake 2018.Marine Nationale sailors embarked Bush to conduct carrier qualifications (CQ). A CQ is a...