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Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2019 Concludes

July 19, 2019 seawaves

July 16, 2019 – Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) composed by the U.S. flagship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely, British frigate HMS Westminster, and Turkish frigate TCG Gokova concluded their participation in the annual Norwegian-led anti-submarine exercise Dynamic Mongoose (DYMON) 2019 on July 12, 2019. Under the command of Rear Admiral Edward Cashman (USA N) NATO units completed an intense and challenging training exercise with surface ships, maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters and submarines in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Andenes, Norway. DYMON 2019 was designed to enhance…

Wave Knight Keeps Warships in Submarine Hunt

July 12, 2019 seawaves

July 12, 2019 – Tanker RFA Wave Knight has been keeping frigates and destroyers in the hunt during NATO’s second major anti-submarine exercise of the year. The two-week hunt in the Arctic – Exercise Dynamic Mongoose – sees a NATO task group, plus additional British and Norwegian ships and helicopters, searching for diesel and nuclear submarines off the coast of the Nordland and Troms districts. The war game mirrors one NATO runs in Sicily each year – but poses participants with different environmental challenges above and below the waves (sea…

Qintetiq to Provide Royal Navy With SAAB ASW Trainer

July 1, 2019 seawaves

June 5, 2019 – QinetiQ has confirmed it has secured a new contract to provide the Royal Navy with advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training services using the latest target simulation technology from Saab. The new contract will extend QinetiQ’s long-term partnership role at the MOD’s British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) at the Kyle of Lochalsh into the training environment. Significantly, the new training service supports the Royal Navy’s forthcoming introduction of Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers and will increase ASW training opportunities while also maximizing operational deployment of…

ASW Training in Peter the Great Bay

June 18, 2019 seawaves

June 17, 2019 (Google Translation) – Today, in the waters of the Peter the Great Bay, five anti-submarine ships of the Pacific Fleet have worked out the tasks of finding, tracking and destroying a submarine of a conditional enemy. The large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Panteleev” and two ship search and strike groups (KPUG) as part of small anti-submarine ships (MPK) “Ust-Ilimsk”, “Sovetskaya Gavan” and MPK “221”, “Metel” worked out the tasks of searching, tracking and the destruction of the submarine (SP) conditional enemy in terms of fire resistance. The actions…

India & France ASW Exercise Varuna 19.2

May 31, 2019 seawaves

May 28, 2019 (Google Translation) – From 22 to 25 May 2019, the Varuna 19.2 anti-submarine warfare exercise brought together a Navy attack submarine (SNA) of the French Navy currently deployed in the Indian Ocean and an Indian Navy submarine. . Organized under the operational control of ALINDIEN, this exercise was an opportunity to strengthen our capabilities for joint action in a critical and strategic area while demonstrating the high level of interoperability achieved. This major training has accumulated more than 35 hours of submarine combat. The higher level exercises…

Royal Navy Acquires Saab’s ASW Training Systema

May 15, 2019 seawaves

May 14, 2019 – Saab has received an order to provide the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy with the AUV62-AT anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system. Delivery is expected to take place in 2019. Saab has received this order in collaboration with the UK-based company QinetiQ. The order comprises of Saab’s AUV62-AT autonomous underwater vehicle system. This system is a cost-efficient training solution allowing ASW units to train in a wide range of scenarios. This procurement follows a period of testing and evaluation together with QinetiQ and the Royal Navy. “We welcome…

Russia Begins Serial Production of ASW Missile

May 14, 2019 seawaves

May 13, 2019 (TASS) – The Research and Production Enterprise ‘Region’ (part of Tactical Missiles Corporation) has launched a new APR-3M air-launched anti-submarine warfare missile into serial production, Enterprise CEO Igor Krylov told TASS on Monday. “All the trials of the APR-3M missile have been completed, the process of its serial production has been organized and its deliveries to the Russian Defense Ministry are underway. In the near future, we will also start promoting this missile for exports. The APR-3M is integrated into the armament of a Ka-27M modernized anti-submarine…

India Orders 16 Shallow Water ASW Craft

May 2, 2019 seawaves

April 30, 2019 – Contracts for Sixteen Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) ships have been signed for construction of eight ships each from M/s CSL, Kochi and GRSE, Kolkata respectively. delivery of ships is scheduled to commence from October 22, with two ships per year subsequently, by each shipyard. In view of India’s vast coastline of 7516.6 kilometer with 12 Major ports, 184 minor ports and 1197 Island territories, coastal surveillance for ASW operations is considered critical. Induction of these specialized ships with lower draught, would significantly…

Russian Pacific Fleet ASW Training

March 27, 2019 seawaves

March 26, 2019 (Google Translation) – In accordance with the combat training plan, a small anti-submarine ship of the water area protection compound of the Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia conducted an exercise in the course of which attacked a submarine of a conditional enemy with anti-submarine weapons. In a special test site off the coast of Kamchatka, the small anti-submarine ship MPK-82 entered into a confrontation with one of the nuclear submarines of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet, which designated the forces of a…

FS Auvergne Joins Italian ASW Exercise

March 25, 2019 seawaves

March 25, 2019 (Google Translation) – After participating in the NATO exercise “Dynamic Manta 19”, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Auvergne continued its deployment in the Ionian Sea by conducting a Franco-Italian anti-submarine warfare exercise. On 8 March 2019, the Auvergne joined off the Italian FREMM Alpino off Catania and an Italian submarine dedicated for the duration of the exercise to the search and the pursuit of the two frigates. During this operational training, the two vessels supported by their onboard Caiman helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft were able to demonstrate…

Dynamic Manta 2019 Completed

March 18, 2019 seawaves

March 13, 2019 (Google Translation) – The Dynamic Manta 2019 has ended , one of NATO ‘s most important annual exercises , aimed at ensuring constant interoperability between air, surface and underwater forces in the anti-submarine struggle . Five submarines, nine ships, eight helicopters and seven maritime patrol aircraft from Greece, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Canada and France took part in the exercise, which began on 26 February in Catania and took place in the central Mediterranean. , Germany and the United States. The exercise was conducted by…

Admiral Gorshkov Trains for ASW in the Norwegian Sea

March 13, 2019 seawaves

March 3, 2019 (Google Translation) – The crew of the lead frigate of project 22350 “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov”, performing long-range missions, worked out a search for submarines using deck-mounted aviation — an Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopter. Training was conducted in the waters of the Norwegian Sea on the route of the detachment of ships detachment. All tasks were successfully completed. Helicopter pilots made several take-offs and landings on the deck of a ship. Currently, a detachment of ships and ships to support the Northern Fleet…

Pacific Fleet’s Primorye Flotilla Conducts ASW Training

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 seawaves

March 1, 2019 (Google Translation) -Today, during a planned anti-submarine tactical exercise, major anti-submarine ships Admiral Panteleyev and Admiral Vinogradov of the Primorye Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet, in the waters of Peter the Great Bay, trained to search, track and destroy a submarine. One of the fleet diesel submarines simulated an adversary. Along with the ship’s search facilities, the IL-38 anti-submarine aircraft and the deck-based Ka-27PL naval aviation helicopters, which used lowered sonar stations, were involved in locating the submarine. After establishing contact with the submarine, the anti-submarine ships…

Exercise Dynamic Manta Begins in Italy

March 9, 2019 seawaves

February 27, 2019 – NATO’s Submarine Warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MANTA 2019 (DYMA 19) began Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 off the Sicilian coast, with ships, submarines, and aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied nations converging on the Central Mediterranean Sea for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare training. Submarines from Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, under the control of NATO Submarine Command (COMSUBNATO), are joining nine surface ships from the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, Italy, Turkey, France, and Greece. As host nation, Italy will provide support in Catania, the…

NATO Practices ASW at Dynamic Manta

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 seawaves

February 27, 2019 – Naval forces from 10 NATO countries came together off the coast of Sicily on Monday (25 February 2019) for Dynamic Manta 2019, one of the alliance’s most challenging anti-submarine warfare exercises. The 10-day event is aimed at testing allied personnel on how to combat submarines from the air, surface and underwater.