Season of Naval exercises: Guam, RIMPAC, trilateral

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Indian warships are steaming their way to Guam in the Pacific Ocean for the Malabar naval exercise with Japan and the US. Officers involved in the planning said that it will be the most complex of the series of war games that began 26 years ago.

Anti-submarine operations will be the focus of this year’s edition of Malabar — which is being conducted the furthermost from India since inception — with three Indian warships as well as the P-8I maritime aircraft taking part.

India will soon have another trilateral exercise closer home as well, with a decision taken to conduct joint, regular naval war games with Thailand and Singapore. A decision to conduct this new trilateral was taken during PM Modi’s recent visit to the region, but dates for the first edition are still to be finalised.

Malabar officers said that this year several new, complex features have been added, including joint air operations to track hostile submarines at sea. The exercise will see a US nuclear submarine and a Japanese nuclear submarine taking part as well. The Chinese Navy is expected to keep a keen watch over the exercise.

“The Navy will be represented by two indigenously designed and built ships — the multi-purpose stealth frigate INS Sahyadri and anti-submarine warfare corvette, INS Kamorta, Fleet Tanker INS Shakti and Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-8I,” the Navy spokesperson said.

The US which has recently renamed its Hawaii-based deployment in the region as the Indo-Pacific Command — reflecting a growing role for India — will deploy the Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier as well as Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine. The Japanese self-defence forces will be represented by their largest warship, the JDS Ise helicopter carrier, as well as Soryu class submarine.


Post the Malabar exercise, which will get over by June 16, the INS Sayadri will sail further east to take part in the world’s largest military exercise — RIMPAC off the Hawai

Season of Naval exercises: Guam, RIMPAC, trilateral
 
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Indian warships are steaming their way to Guam in the Pacific Ocean for the Malabar naval exercise with Japan and the US. Officers involved in the planning said that it will be the most complex of the series of war games that began 26 years ago.

Anti-submarine operations will be the focus of this year’s edition of Malabar — which is being conducted the furthermost from India since inception — with three Indian warships as well as the P-8I maritime aircraft taking part.

India will soon have another trilateral exercise closer home as well, with a decision taken to conduct joint, regular naval war games with Thailand and Singapore. A decision to conduct this new trilateral was taken during PM Modi’s recent visit to the region, but dates for the first edition are still to be finalised.

Malabar officers said that this year several new, complex features have been added, including joint air operations to track hostile submarines at sea. The exercise will see a US nuclear submarine and a Japanese nuclear submarine taking part as well. The Chinese Navy is expected to keep a keen watch over the exercise.

“The Navy will be represented by two indigenously designed and built ships — the multi-purpose stealth frigate INS Sahyadri and anti-submarine warfare corvette, INS Kamorta, Fleet Tanker INS Shakti and Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-8I,” the Navy spokesperson said.

The US which has recently renamed its Hawaii-based deployment in the region as the Indo-Pacific Command — reflecting a growing role for India — will deploy the Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier as well as Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine. The Japanese self-defence forces will be represented by their largest warship, the JDS Ise helicopter carrier, as well as Soryu class submarine.


Post the Malabar exercise, which will get over by June 16, the INS Sayadri will sail further east to take part in the world’s largest military exercise — RIMPAC off the Hawai

Season of Naval exercises: Guam, RIMPAC, trilateral
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There is error in report where it says JN has nuke submarine.
 
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We are missing one ship here. It should have at least a Kolkata class or Talwar class. Very small contingent.
 
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We are missing one ship here. It should have at least a Kolkata class or Talwar class. Very small contingent.
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All depends on Indo Chinese relations , which is ding dong . Modi saw Trump's effect - ran to China & Moscow , reset ties and is waiting pretty for the Bullock - Trump.
 
‘Evasive Measures’: Indian Ships En Route to US Exercises Tailed by Chinese Navy

As ships from the Indian Navy traveled to Guam last week for exercises with the US Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Chinese vessels shadowed and tailed the Indian ships, forcing them to take “evasive measures,” sources informed India Today.
Exercise Malabar started being held in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the American and Indian navies. In 2015, Japan started sending naval vessels to join in the exercises as well. The joint drills are intended to improve coordination between the three navies.
According to Business Insider, ships from the People's Liberation Army-Navy tracked and followed the Indians until they crossed from the Philippine Sea into the Pacific Ocean.
Indian and Chinese communications teams had a "good, polite conversation," Indian Rear Admiral Dinesh Tripathi told the Economic Times June 9. "They were there for some time and then broke off. The moment we entered the Pacific across the Philippine Sea, they went back," the admiral said.
The Chinese ships kept watch as the Indian Navy fleet transited the South China Sea before reaching Guam for the joint exercises, which run from June 7 to June 16.
"We knew we were being tailed, but we were on international waters or global commons, and therefore took evasive measures," an Indian Navy source told India Today. Tripathi brushed off surveillance by the Chinese ships as "not surprising."
Conducting the exercises near Guam may seem like a long journey from India, but Tripathi insists "distance actually does not matter. Wherever Indian maritime interests are, that is our area of operation."
The Global Times, a Chinese publication, questioned the true intentions of Exercise Malabar in a November editorial. "If the Malabar military exercise involving the US, India and Japan truly aims for security in the Indian Ocean, China should be invited," wrote Long Xingchun, director of the Center for Indian Studies at China West Normal University. Since China is heavily invested in trading across the Indian Ocean through the Maritime Silk Road, the senior researcher said, China also has a vested interest in maintaining maritime security.
Indian navy officials tell the Business Standard that the Indian-American-Japanese drills will focus on anti-submarine warfare tactics, citing the strength of China's underwater warfare capabilities.
 
Chinese Navy Type 815G Spy Ship Snoops on India-Japan-U.S. Trilateral Malabar Naval Exercise
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Type 815G spy ship has reportedly snooped on the trilateral Malabar naval exercise between the navies of India, Japan and the U.S. being conducted around the waters off the coast of Guam.

The electronic surveillance ship, with a pennant number of 855, was seen cruising at a distance from the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, USS Antietam (CG-54), trying to keep up with the formation. The incident happened when the Navy formation was participating in the photo exercise (PhotoEx) on Friday.

The #Chinese kept a close watch on #Malabar exercises near Guam between US, #Japanese and #Indian navies. That’s the Type 815G intelligence ship No. 855 in the distance trying to keep formation with cruiser #ANTIETAM CG54, carrier RONALD #REAGAN CVN76 during a photoex on Friday. pic.twitter.com/U2RcAPrDBF
— Chris Cavas (@CavasShips) June 18, 2018​
These overseas deployment of PLA Navy warships and electronic surveillance ships are seen as significant displays of China’s expanding naval capabilities.

Type 815G spy ship

Type 815G is a class of electronic surveillance ships (commonly called as spy ships) in service with China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It is an improved version of the earlier Type 815 spy ship.

In addition to collecting electronic intelligence, Type 815 class is also tasked to perform ballistic missile tracking. There are currently four ship of the 815G class in service with PLAN.

In January 2017, an improved Type 815G, designated as Type 815A, entered service with Chinese navy.

Exercise Malabar 2018

Exercise Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India as permanent partners.

Originally begun in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the United States, Japan became a permanent partner in 2015. Past non-permanent participants are Australia and Singapore.

Exercise Malabar 2018 was the 22nd edition of the exercise and the first time to be held in United States territory.

The harbor phase of Exercise Malabar 2018 was held from June 7 to 10 at Naval Base Guam, and the sea phase was held from June 11 to 16, 2018 off the coast of Guam in the Philippine Sea.

The ashore training included subject matter expert and professional exchanges on carrier strike group (CSG) operations, maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations, surface and anti-submarine warfare (ASW), medical operations, damage control, helicopter operations and visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations.

The at-sea portions was designed to advance participating nations’ military-to-military coordination and capacity to plan and execute tactical operations in a multinational environment. Events conducted during the at-sea portions include liaison officer professional exchanges and embarks, a photo exercise, submarine familiarization, high-value unit and air defense exercises, medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) drills, surface warfare exercises, communications exercises, search and rescue (SAR) exercises; helicopter cross-deck evolutions, underway replenishments (UNREP), gunnery exercises, VBSS exercises and ASW training.

Participants from the U.S. Navy in the at-sea phase of the exercise include the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

India’s participants include a Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) and an ASW corvette INS Kamorta (P28), fleet tanker INS Shakti (A57) and a P-8I Neptune, the Indian Navy variant of the P-8A Poseidont.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sent its Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH-182), a Takanami-class destroyer, JS Suzunami (DD-114), an Akizuki-class destroyer JS Fuyuzuki (DD-118), a Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft and a diesel-electric attack submarine.
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Last comment I'm making here since I'm just too busy and disinterested to spend any reasonable amount of time on forums these days, but I thought I'd share the fruits of my labor with you since I'm in Hawaii and they're being put to good use by the US Army. After the US Navy selected the Naval Strike Missile as its next-generation AShM, the US Army has been looking to do the same with NSM on a Palletized Loading System.

During RIMPAC 2018, the US Army, using a shore launcher, targeted the decommissioned USS Racine with several NSM missiles from over 100 kilometers. Each missile, being subjected to countermeasures at all stages of their flight, successfully impacted the Racine. Keep in mind that during RIMPAC missiles often have reduced, or no warhead to maximize the number of shots allied nations can take against a ship before a lurking submarine finishes it off with a torpedo.

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Great to see NSM getting its due.

Anyway, happy posting everyone. Nice meeting you:).
 
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Last comment I'm making here since I'm just too busy and disinterested to spend any reasonable amount of time on forums these days, but I thought I'd share the fruits of my labor with you since I'm in Hawaii and they're being put to good use by the US Army. After the US Navy selected the Naval Strike Missile as its next-generation AShM, the US Army has been looking to do the same with NSM on a Palletized Loading System.

During RIMPAC 2018, the US Army, using a shore launcher, targeted the decommissioned USS Racine with several NSM missiles from over 100 kilometers. Each missile, being subjected to countermeasures at all stages of their flight, successfully impacted the Racine. Keep in mind that during RIMPAC missiles often have reduced, or no warhead to maximize the number of shots allied nations can take against a ship before a lurking submarine finishes it off with a torpedo.

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Great to see NSM getting its due.

Anyway, happy posting everyone. Nice meeting you:).
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Thanks Dude.
 

RIMPAC 2022 Concludes​

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4 following more than a month of realistic, relevant combined operations training conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, three submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and over 25,000 personnel participated in the 28th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).

RIMPAC 2022 Combined Task Force Commander, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Boyle expressed that returning to a full-scale exercise, with multiple exercise firsts, has been a success across all domains.

“By coming together as Capable, Adaptive Partners, and in the scale that we are, we are making a statement about our commitment to work together, to foster and sustain those relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of the sea lanes and the security of the world's interconnected oceans,” Vice Adm. Boyle said.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Admiral Toshiyuki Hirata filled the role of Vice Commander, and commanded the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) portion of the exercise that operated with local hospital personnel. This year's RIMPAC included two Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ships and the Ground Self-Defense Force's Western Army.

Rear Adm. Hirata said that in the current security environment, it is important for the international community to work together. “It is of great significance to deepen and strengthen the relationship of trust.”

For the first time, Republic of Korea Rear Adm. Sangmin An served as the Commander of the exercise’s combined amphibious task force, with the Republic of Singapore Navy Col. Kwan Hon Chuong serving as the amphibious force’s Sea Combat Commander, and Royal Australian Navy Capt. Michael Osborn serving as the Sea Logistics Commander.

RIMPAC’s Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. Christopher Robinson, said the collaboration and cohesiveness between partner nations enhanced their operations.

"This exercise provides tremendous training value, enabling partners to build skills and refine procedures through working together. Part of this comes from seeing how other partners approach similar scenarios, offering new perspectives”, Robinson said. “The value of this collaboration goes further, in that it also enables us to build and foster those relationships and networks that are so incredibly valuable as we operate together in future operations throughout the region.”

A few of the first-time achievements included:

• Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft embarked in Australian amphibious ship HMAS Canberra for the whole duration of the exercise.
• While participating in RIMPAC for the first time, HMNZS Aotearoa conducted numerous Replenishment at Sea operations with partner nations including France, Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the U.S.
• Royal Malaysian Ship KD Leskir (F26) conducted their first live missile firing outside Malaysian waters.
• First embedded use of the MQ-9A and MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles, and the unmanned surface vessels Nomad, Ranger, Sea Hawk and Sea Hunter; with data and knowledge sharing amongst 13 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Peru, India, France, Chile, Mexico, Singapore and Indonesia.
• Nine nations participated in the RIMPAC Amphibious Assault (Australia, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Tonga and U.S.).

This year’s exercise included units and personnel from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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RIMPAC 2022 Concludes

The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4 following more than a month of realistic, relevant combined operations training conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.
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