On 15 July, elements of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (known as IRIN or NEDAJA) conducted a training exercise with various types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the… Continue reading "Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Unveils Its First Drone Division in The Indian Ocean"
On 10 July, the opening ceremony for the Sea Guardians-2 maritime exercise was held at a military port in Wusong, Shanghai. Marking the seventh such exercise between the Pakistani and… Continue reading "China & Pakistan Holds Navy Exercise Off Shanghai"
The Indian Navy has stepped up maritime cooperation with partners with at least eight frontline warships and two auxiliaries simultaneously conducting foreign deployments in June. The ships include all three… Continue reading "Indian Navy Ramps Up Deployments To Partner Nations"
The U.S. Navy and allied nations kicked off the latest iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on the 29 June. The five-week-long multinational exercise will take… Continue reading "Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands."
At Shanghai Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard on the morning of 23 June, held the transfer and commission ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s second Type 054A/P frigate PNS Taimur, following the first of… Continue reading "China Delivers Second Type 054A/P Frigate to Pakistan"
This morning at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works held the naming and launching ceremony for JS Yahagi, the fifth and latest addition to the Mogami class multi-role… Continue reading "Mitsubishi Launches JS Yahagi, Japan’s Fifth Stealth Frigate"
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint forces completed the ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield on the 17 June. The one-and-a-half-week-long exercise involved personnel from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army,… Continue reading "US INDO-PACOM Forces Conclude Exercise Valiant Shield 2022"
Indian Navy frigate INS Satpura (F-48) visited the Philippines between June 3-6. During its stay, personnel from the Philippine Navy toured the ship. They were briefed on the frigate’s design… Continue reading "Indian Navy Stealth Frigate Visits Manila On Western Pacific Deployment"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on June 6 accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquisition proposals worth ₹76,390 crore ($9.8 billion). All projects are under Buy (Indian), Buy & Make… Continue reading "India Clears Acquisition Proposals Worth $9.8 Billion"
The Pakistan PN MİLGEM Project, Turkey’s largest single defense industry export item, has delivered its third vessel. Pakistan’s third Babur-class corvette, the PNS BADR, constructed under the main contractorship of… Continue reading "PNS BADR, the Third Ship of the PN MİLGEM Project, Has Been Launched"