Standing NATO Maritime Group Two visited Souda Bay, Greece, with its flagship USS James E. Williams as well as HMCS Fredericton, HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, and ITS Paolo Thaon di Revel.

QinetiQ Training and Simulation has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to design and supply a shore-based trainer that simulates the Platform Management System found aboard Britain’s fleet of six Type 45 Destroyers.

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) 36th Airlift Squadron, Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2nd Tactical Group, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Airborne Brigade conducted bilateral airborne operations at remote islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. 

During HAI HELI-EXPO in Atlanta, leaders from Leonardo, the Thrasher OEM, and Frasca International, a key S&T industry partner, provided insights on the rapidly evolving training aircraft program.

A U.S. Navy ship served as a training platform for helicopter pilots from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, 22-24 February.

The US Marine Corps’ overarching Force Design 2030 document asserts, in part, “we must transform our traditional models for organizing, training, and equipping the force to meet new desired ends, and do so in full partnership with the Navy.” 

A new suite of navigation simulators for the Royal Navy will be rolled out by Kongsberg Digital this year as part of Project Selborne’s modernisation of Royal Navy training.

Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command, will conduct their annual two-part force protection exercise, Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 6-17 February 2023 at all Navy installations in the continental United States.