UK-US-Japan exercise plan
The UK, US and Japan will hold regular trilateral military exercises in the Indo-Pacific from 2025 to boost security in the region and further...
Four nations in first maritime cooperative activity
Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States conducted the first multilateral maritime cooperative activity on 7 April, demonstrating a collective commitment to promote...
RNZAF Poseidon Deploys to Japan
On 10 April the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced it would will for the first time deploy a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft...
US-India conduct Exercise Tiger Triumph 24
India and the US conducted the tri-service humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) amphibious Exercise Tiger Triumph 24 from 18-31 March. The Harbour Phase...
India’s Operation Sankalp
India’s has provided an update on the Indian Navy’s maritime security operations – Operation Sankalp in the north-west Indian Ocean. This was in response...
Russia sinks own vessel in Baltic mishap
Russia faced a grave mishap during its Baltic Navy drills, leading to the accidental sinking of one of its own ships by a missile...
China-Iran-Russia conduct Security Belt-2024
On 18 March the Chinese Ministry of Defence reported that the joint maritime exercise Security Belt-2024 involving China, Iran and Russia concluded as the...
RNZN provides boarding capability to HMS Tamar
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is providing a boarding capability to support Royal Navy fishery patrols in Fiji. It was announced on 19...
NATO’s maritime message to Russia
Multiple naval task forces, all taking part in the largest NATO exercise in decades, have converged together to join HMS Prince of Wales and...
Smallest RN ships join big exercise
Four of the smallest vessels in the Royal Navy’s inventory this week take their place in NATO’s biggest exercise in a generation, the Royal...