The Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise ended on 16 April 2015 and the participants returned to their home ports. According to the Turkish Navy website following units took part 6 frigates, 3 corvettes, 5 fast attack craft, 2 submarines, 7 auxiliaries, 2 patrol boats, 3 maritime surveillance planes, 7 helicopters. I was able to identify 18... Continue Reading →
Monsieur Louis, Martin-Vézian from Contemporary Issues & Geography (CIGeography) prepare this wonderful picture where you can visualize easily all nations and all warships taking part in Joint Warrior 2015-1 exercise. According to media sources there are 55 warships taking part in Joint Warrior 2015. The below list has 55 of them. Thanks to: Sjoforsvaret,... Continue Reading →
According to media sources there are 55 warships taking part in Joint Warrior 2015. I was able to identify 53 of them. Thanks to Sjoforsvaret for reminding me about HNOMS Thor Heyerdahl. Any corrections and additions are always welcome. Number Name Type Nationality M921 BNS Lobelia Mine hunter Belgium F930 BNS Leopold I Frigate... Continue Reading →
The ships participating to the Turkish led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 were in İzmir for the weekend. The below is the list of the participating warships as far as I could identify: F-511 TCG Heybeliada Corvette Turkey M-267 TCG Ayvalık Mine Hunter Turkey M-268 TCG Akçakoca Mine Hunter Turkey M-261 TCG Edremit Mine Hunter... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 will start on 21 November in İzmir. The exercise will be held in Bay of İzmir and will end on 30 November. The aim of the exercise is to provide training for the planning and execution of mine warfare and to improve the interoperability in mine warfare,... Continue Reading →
The Bulgarian Navy is hosting a nine day long naval exercise Breeze 2014. The military exercise is to be held in the Western section of the Black Sea and is aimed at improving the tactical compatibility and collaboration among naval forces of the alliance's member states. Bulgaria's port city of Burgas has peen picked to... Continue Reading →
One of the NATO's largest exercise Brilliant Mariner 2013 is continuing in the Mediterranean. The exercise, which will end on 6 October 2013, will take place in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Sicily and Sardinia. Over five thousand military and naval personnel from 12 NATO nations comprising Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany , Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
Between 26 September and 6 October 2013, a large fleet of warships from NATO’s Response Force (NRF) and from other task forces will take part in Brilliant Mariner 2013 maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. According to Turkish Navy F-246 the frigate TCG Salihreis, the mine hunter M-264 TCG Erdemli and the submarine S-358 TCG... Continue Reading →
While the Breeze 2013 naval exercise has started in Bulgaria, Ukraine is hosting the Sea Breeze 2013 naval exercise. The choise of names and the timing makes it very easy to confuse the two exercises. The Sea Breeze 2013 starts today and will end on 20 July 2013. Germany, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Italy... Continue Reading →
The Breeze 2013 Naval Exercise -not to be confused with the Sea Breeze 2013 naval exercise hosted by Ukraine- has started in Varna Bulgaria. In the period July 6-15 the international Breeze 2013 naval drill will take place in the western part of the Black Sea. Over 15 different vessels, helicopters and planes take part... Continue Reading →
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