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20 Apr 22. DisTec returns for IT²EC 2022. The DisTec show floor experience will return for IT²EC 2022, providing a dedicated space for delegates to explore the disruptive technology solutions re-shaping the future of training in military and civil domains.
DisTec brings cutting-edge technologies and their pioneers from industry together to work collaboratively with defence stakeholders in order to revolutionise the military training domain. Successful implementation of innovative technologies enables increased scope, quality, efficiency and accessibility of training solutions; but it requires consistency, cross-sector collaboration and support from end-users in order to survive the innovation cycle and provide solutions that allow operators to perform effectively in complex or high-stress environments. This is the environment DisTec aims to foster, with a three day programme of research presentations and live demonstrations.
Day one will look at challenges and how innovation helps to establish a safer future by improving command, operations and training, with a focus on how cutting-edge technology such as VR, AR and simulation can be used to enhance military training and increase performance efficiency.
The day will begin with a presentation on ‘The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA): Tackling defence challenges for a safer future’ from Anita Friend, Head of DASA; with other highlights including Garrett Loeffelman, Science, Technology, and Analysis Lead, Training and Education Command (TECOM) at the USMC, who will present on ‘Using Data to Accelerate Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training in the Marine Corps’.
Day two will explore the further application of cutting-edge technology and address strategic concerns and questions – such as implementation processes, maximizing impact and next-generation perspectives. It will also introduce ground-breaking holographic projection and preview the work being done in haptic technology and its application in military training. Sessions will include ‘Disruption, made constructive: changing how industry works so the military can transform how it trains’, ‘Training at the point of need – how to adopt mixed reality concept in the military training’, and ‘Haptic technology under the microscope – the challenges of developing new product and its application in simulation,’ among others.
Day three will focus on haptic technology and VR applications in real life. It will start with two practical sessions and will then turn into a simulation training session that provides a fully immersed experience that attendees can take part in.
For the first time, DisTec will also include a new Technology Lounge, which will feature some of the latest and most innovative products designed to advance training and learning through technology. Visitors will have the chance to take part in various experiences and demonstrations, including getting hands-on experience of real-life applications, such as arson investigation, firefighter training and armed police response.
20 Apr 22. FAdeA reveals new IA-100 Malvina trainer for Argentine Air Force. Argentina’s FAdeA presented its new IA-100 Malvina elementary and primary trainer project in April, which is to serve the Argentine Air Force and is expected to be available for international sale.
Carlos Rohde, FadeA’s business development manager, said the aircraft will be built with composite materials, have a maximum speed of 155 kt and a stall speed of 57 kt, a range of 590 n miles, and an endurance of 4.5 hours. The service ceiling will be 18,000 ft, while the load factor will be +6 and -3 G. The cabin will accommodate up to three people.
The aircraft is meant to perform elementary and primary training, with formation, aerobatic, instrument flight rules (IFR), visual flight rules (VFR), and night navigation capabilities.
Rohde estimated that the cost per flight hour would be USD185 and said the aircraft is expected to fly by the end of 2022, and be certified by the end of 2023. (Source: Janes)
20 Apr 22. ENAER showcases new Pillán II trainer project for Chilean Air Force. Chile’s ENAER in April revealed its new Pillán II project for a basic trainer to replace the T-35 Pillán type in the Chilean Air Force and for export. Henry Cleveland, ENAER’s executive director, said the new project is based on an integrated pilot instruction system, where training will be intended for making the transition to the most advanced models as easy as possible. The aircraft will have a glass cockpit and a Head Up Display, and the system will have a simulator and mission planner, as well as a debriefing system. While the aircraft bears some resemblance to its predecessor, the T-35 Pillán, it is a different aircraft, with a redesigned wing, more length, and a new cabin. The company finalised the conceptual phase of the project, which lasted all of 2021. The objective is to fly a prototype for the first time in 2025, and certify the model by 2026, according to Cleveland. (Source: Janes)
19 Apr 22. British Army launches The Forge: an innovative Web 3.0 Digital Decision Support Engine. Built by Hadean and Cervus, the Forge will use web3 technology to automate and optimise decision making in complex scenarios.
Web 3.0 start up, Hadean and Cervus today announce the launch of The Forge, a digital decision support engine which uses a number of emerging distributed and spatial web technologies to solve DASA’s ‘Simulating Future Battlespace Complexity’ challenge, will be unveiled on April 26 at IT²EC 2022 in London.
The project is funded by the MoD’s Defence and Security Accelerator and is being brought-to-life by web3 startup Hadean and innovation services company Cervus. Over the past year, Hadean and Cervus have been working hard to create a tool that reduces the time and resources needed to rationalise complex problems, enables robust and repeatable experimentation, and demonstrably improves the evidence trail underpinning decision outcomes.
The Forge uses a combination of new web3 technologies to automate decision making for rapid analysis of scenarios in increasingly complex battle spaces and against new forms of threat. A historically slow process which often involves many compromises and subjective viewpoints will now be optimised with a precise, data-driven approach, ensuring key opportunities can be captured at the pace of relevance, and not be overtaken by rapidly shifting circumstances.
Speaking on the project, CEO and co-founder Craig Beddis said “It’s incredibly exciting to see the launch of this joint venture, both for the product itself and what it means for our future. The idea of using the Hadean platform as part of a decision support system began in our relatively small innovation department, speaking volumes to its potential for new kinds of applications. By integrating distributed computing with Cervus’ cutting edge AI, we’re able to bring something truly new to the table using these emerging technologies. In defence, we understand digital transformation as one of the key modern challenges, and we can’t wait to continue accelerating this integration with future technology – giving governments and organisations greater control and observability of their defence and security.”
In the past, governments and defence organisations have suffered from incumbent decision making systems that are reliant on human actors and subject to bias and heuristics that can have an overly strong influence on emotive decisions. By combining scalable compute power and advanced artificial intelligence, the Forge will address strategic issues, capability gaps and optimisation of processes and logistics. From both a top-down perspective, looking at high level at policy and wider architectures, through to bottom-up looking at incremental innovation, the project aims to improve decision making with a holistic view of current and emerging systems. It will increase both the speed and agility of the decision cycle, maximising preparedness and reducing risk across operations.
Alan Roan, Managing Director of Cervus commented, “We are really excited to launch our newest product ‘Forge’ at ITEC this year. The Cervus team have designed it to help teams understand then rationalise complex problems cheaper and faster than traditional methods. Forge can enable rapidly repeatable experimentation which with a ‘fail fast, fail early’ approach allows users to run ever-refined iterations on the issues that really matter to get to the crux of an issue. We use objectively derived data, pulled from cutting-edge simulation and analysed with our patented Data Engineering and Data Science systems to provide robust evidence for improved decision outcomes. Working with Hadean has been a dream; we share a vision of ‘getting it done’ with the end-user in mind. With our approach and their platform, we can bring evidence to bear at the ‘speed of relevance’ and are sure that the results will speak for themselves!”
Cervus and Hadean will be unveiling the project at next week’s IT²EC 2022 event in London. Attendees can visit booth F14 for a preview of the technology and more information. Members of the project team will also be running a free webinar tomorrow discussing their joint efforts in delivering next-gen solutions for synthetic training environments and decision support to the British Army. The webinar is titled “Enabling Command, Operations and Training in a Complex World” and registration is still open here: https://hadean.com/live-webinar-enabling-command-operations-and-training-in-a-complex-world/.
About Hadean
Founded in 2015, Hadean are a venture backed startup, reimagining distributed, spatial and scalable computing for web3 and the metaverse. The distributed cloud platform provides the foundations of web3 applications for the metaverse, enterprise organisations and the defence sector. Customers include CAE, Microsoft, Minecraft, the Francis Crick Institute and Cervus. Visit: www.hadean.com
19 Apr 22. RAFAEL to Conduct 1st Ever Live Demonstration of its ABS System & will Present the Air Defence Optimizer at IT²EC. April 26-28, 2022: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. will participate at the IT²EC Exhibition in London conducting a first-ever live demonstration of its sophisticated ABS System – a Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) solution which is also being unveiled for the first time at a global exhibition. In addition, RAFAEL will present its advanced air defence training and simulation tools, most notably the Air Defence Optimizer (ADO). Both the ABS System and the ADO have a long-standing operational legacy.
As a multi-domain LVC solution RAFAEL’s ABS creates a comprehensive scenario at all levels of operation. The ABS integrates and links together all elements of the given scenario from a command and control headquarters straight to the live soldier. It also allows for joint-level and multi-national exercises which connect all military branches: army, air force, navy, intelligence and special forces. RAFAEL’s LVC solution provides the ability to truly exercise a real-life scenario from every possible dimension and includes a highly capable constructive system.
RAFAEL’s ABS is supported by an advanced doctrine engine which allows automation of real-time doctrines and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) on every level of the military echelon. The doctrine engine integration allows for a range of operational behaviors to be simulated from that of the individual soldier to the brigade level. The ABS capabilities are all operational and working 24/7 during exercises.
The Air Defence Optimizer (ADO) provides mission planning and rehearsal capabilities, assisting decision makers during real-time operations and enabling them to train using “what-if?” scenarios. The ADO is combat-proven and enhances multi-layered air defence capabilities by providing AI-based optimization of air defence array deployments and in-depth analysis tools based on high-fidelity simulations. The ADO utilizes AI algorithms and high-fidelity simulations to provide the modern air defender’ with tools to make accurate and effective decisions.
Other solutions that will be demonstrated include extended reality and game-based simulations as well as integrated weapon-system trainers that assist in creating well-trained air defenders that can operate, maintain, plan and make real-time decisions while ensuring that systems remain operationally available.
18 Apr 22. Iceland-hosted Nato exercise Northern Viking 2022 concludes.
The US, Norway, France, Germany, Portugal, and other allied nations took part in the defence exercise.
The US and Nato allied nations have concluded the Iceland-hosted multinational exercise Northern Viking 2022 (NV22) in Keflavik.
US Sixth Fleet executed the multi-domain exercise, which was conducted from 2 to 14 April to enhance interoperability among the participating nations.
The two-week exercise allowed the personnel to practice in harsh environment and unpredictable climates.
Participants of the NV22 practiced a range of training events to improve cooperation and coordination to safeguard the Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom (GIUK) Gap.
German Navy headquarters in Rostock exercises division commander Arne Pfingst said: “There are several aspects of the exercise that are of specific relevance to us; anti-submarine warfare and cooperation with partner navies are especially important.
“The exercise took place in an area that is of great interest to the German Navy: The North Atlantic around the GIUK gap.”
During the initial week of the training, the participating forces performed coordinated ship handling evolutions, hydrographic and airfield surveys and other air defence scenarios.
Besides, the US and German maritime patrol aircraft along with French and Norwegian surface combatants practiced hunting adversary submarines.
The exercise also witnessed involvement of Icelandic offshore patrol vessel ICGV Þór (UT 512L) and small boats from Arlington, which conducted various visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) missions.
Apart from the maritime trainings, the Icelandic Coast Guard also performed a rescue mission at the land near Keflavík Air Base.
The Icelandic rescue helicopter carried the trapped and injured people to a nearby temporary medical facility, staffed by the Shock Trauma Platoon members of US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).
In the second week of the exercise, marines from USMC 22nd MEU and Royal Marine Commandos conducted various events including ship-to-shore missions.
A team of marines and sailors from the USMC 22nd MEU and USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group also took part in VBSS missions, tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel and simulated raids on illicit compounds.
(Source: naval-technology.com)
15 Apr 22. Breakdowns, Ripped Clothing and Dying Batteries: Army Commits to Arctic But Still Figuring Out What Soldiers Need.
Army paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, set up fighting positions in the cold dark just before dawn near Fort Greely, Alaska, during a massive first-of-its-kind exercise in March.
Temperatures hit minus 20 degrees, but weren’t the most frigid conditions the Arctic could dish out. “A warm day at the beach,” joked a junior enlisted soldier, who had a dip in his mouth as he held an M249 light machine gun.
The soldiers had trudged through knee-high snow carrying rifles, Javelin anti-tank weapons and rucksacks to set up a mock convoy ambush for the exercise, but they would end up waiting days for the training scenario to begin. The Army’s Stryker vehicles had broken down along the 100-mile route from Fort Wainwright to the site.
Many of the vehicles, visibly worn and pockmarked with chips and holes. were two decades old and saw service in Iraq. In March, they were barely running in Arctic conditions they weren’t built to withstand, and being serviced by short-staffed mechanics without needed spare parts.
“The cold is hard on everything. All these Strykers were with me in Iraq in 2007; they were meant for the desert,” a mechanic told Military.com. “It’s so cold out here, the Stykers just freeze.”
The exercise is part of a renewed Pentagon effort at Arctic warfare. The Army envisions the soldiers in Alaska as being the cold tip of the spear here. Top leaders such as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston have visited the force within the past year, and Army Secretary Christine Wormuth has been twice, including a trip on Wednesday.
But some leaders and troops in Alaska feel they are more of an afterthought, despite the high-profile attention. The faulty Strykers are emblematic of the problem they face. Military.com spent more than a week with U.S. soldiers based in the state; embedded with paratroopers; toured training areas; and interviewed key leaders, as well as dozens of rank-and-file troops.
Alaska soldiers were often equipped with the bare minimum for Arctic warfare and relied mostly on vehicles and gear used in more temperate environments, not the sub-zero austere conditions found in the world’s coldest regions.
That gear included out-of-date tents; night-vision devices that froze from condensation; electronic gear that quickly died from the freezing temperatures; and sleds meant to carry important gear that fell apart. Soldiers were still wearing antiquated Army Combat Uniforms, or ACUs, years after the wear-out date. Some interviewed by Military.com had rips in their cold weather clothing needed for survival, and had been told they couldn’t get new gear.
The 8,000 soldiers who participated in Alaska’s first Combat Training Center, or CTC, exercise in March were testing out an envisioned cold-weather future as part of a new Arctic strategy unveiled last year. The training was created to dust off decades of doctrine on how to fight in harsh Arctic conditions as Pentagon planners shift to conventional warfare after years of fighting insurgents in the desert.
CTCs are weeks-long high-profile military exercises usually held at Fort Irwin, California, or Fort Polk, Louisiana, neither of which have terrains that make sense for Alaska-based units. It’s unprecedented for a unit to effectively have a private, at-home CTC given the massive expense. That commitment is a sign Alaska-based units are likely becoming a priority for the Defense Department.
Tensions have escalated over the past decade as both China and Russia have made claims to the Arctic, which is rich with natural resources. Melting polar ice due to climate change is also opening up strategic shipping lanes for the first time.
Army leaders in Alaska have pointed to previous battles in Korea and Italy, as well as the Battle of the Bulge in Europe during World War II, as evidence of the need for tactics for surviving and thriving in Arctic combat.
The goal of the Alaska exercise was to test the existing cold-weather warfare skills and gear in minus 65-degree temperatures. But difficulties with the Strykers and other equipment cropped up, even though it rarely dipped below minus 20 degrees.
“We are not outfitted any differently than units in the lower 48,” Sgt. Maj. Alex Kupratty, the command sergeant major for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, told Military.com. “That’s a problem in the extreme cold weather environment. We have the exact same gear. Every year, a lot of money is exhausted to winterize and get our equipment to survive the Arctic.”
The exercise was proof that Pentagon planners haven’t yet zeroed in on what the needs are for troops in Alaska. The weeks-long training events are built to mimic combat as much as possible after months of planning.
“We’re not quite there yet. The question is if that’s the best place for Strykers,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville told Military.com. “That’s the discussion right now.”
What Troops Say They Need
Military leaders in Alaska interviewed by Military.com said they hoped new attention from the Pentagon could lead to better equipment and the increased support they need to be prepared for Arctic warfare. The use of Strykers was among the biggest concerns.
The 1-25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team’s premier combat platform cannot be taken off road in the snow. The Stryker’s operation manual says it isn’t built to operate in conditions below minus 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Commanders in Alaska say they need gear and tactics that can work in minus 65 degrees, leaving key leaders unconvinced Stykers should have any role in the Arctic.
“It’s not an Arctic platform, but they’re here,” Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commander of U.S. Army Alaska, told Military.com. “It’s better than nothing. It’s here for whatever reason years ago when they brought Strykers here. But it was never designed for extreme cold weather. So, the Army is going to try to figure out what is needed.”
Alaska light infantry units rely on Small Unit Support Vehicles, or SUSVs, to get around. Those vehicles, bought in the 1980s, have tracks and are low to the ground. They can much more easily move in the snow and can carry a squad up a mountain. However, they have virtually no combat capabilities and no armor.
The Army wants to buy 13 Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles, or CATVs, for Alaska as part of its upcoming fiscal 2023 budget, Gabriel Camarillo, the service’s undersecretary, told Military.com. CATVs have combat capabilities similar to other vehicles commonly used by infantry and cavalry units, but it is still unclear whether those vehicles will eventually replace the Stryker, which would require the purchase of dozens more.
The Army has proposed about $102 m for Alaska as part of its budget request for fiscal 2023 released in March, which includes $13m for another CTC rotation that could bolster the Arctic soldiers’ legitimacy. In addition to the vehicles and training, at least $40m is being set for clothing and other personal gear. The funding must be approved by Congress.
“We want to regain the initiative in the Arctic we had previously had,” Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, said in a call with reporters. “The soldiers stationed here are uniquely positioned to learn how to operate and fight in these conditions.”
As the Army’s proposed budget works its way through Congress in the coming months, some see recent investments at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright as a step in the right direction. The service put $45m toward winterized maintenance bays, and is spending $900,000 on gyms and quality-of-life improvements.
Yet something as simple as hiring more staff at dining facilities or mental health care providers can be a daunting task, with few incentives for people to relocate, something Eifler told Military.com is a key focus of efforts to win more funding from the Pentagon.
In Alaska, most rank-and-file soldiers and company-level commanders see themselves as a ragtag oddity in the force, often forgotten about by the lower 48 and the Pentagon more than 4,000 miles away. In total, roughly 20,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Alaska, about half of whom are in the Army.
“We’re the redheaded stepchild of the Army,” one senior noncommissioned officer said on the condition of anonymity. “I don’t think they really know what to do with us.”
Creating an Identity
Company-level commanders see the potential for soldiers there to be a semi-elite group — a tier slightly above other conventional ground-combat units and perhaps other paratrooper units, such as the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Italy and Germany.
Soldiers in Alaska are required to perform the same combat tasks but with more weight and under far more harsh, and often deadly, conditions. On top of that, they make up the closest combat-arms units to Russia and China in a contested region and possible front line in a future conflict.
But the lack of a clear identity for Alaska soldiers is seen as at least partly to blame for the lack of equipment support — as well as a dearth of deployment opportunities. Their uniform patch illustrates the problem.
For most units, the mission and identity are clear. The 82nd Airborne Division, with its classic “All American” patch, gained famed for its legendary jump into Nazi-occupied France on D-Day and has since been the go-to conventional force for the Army.
But for Alaskan soldiers, it’s muddy. The patch they wear is the 25th Infantry Division “Tropic Lightning,” a reference to the division, which is mostly based in Hawaii. It is tasked with being the Army’s premier unit for jungle warfare amid a new focus on the tropical environments in the Pacific — the exact opposite of Alaska’s mission.
“If you want an Arctic force, that requires a special type of soldier. Not everyone can do this. It is tough up here. That identity is key,” Eifler said. “We need to find a better way to package the force up here. The 82nd, everyone knows what they do. Up here, not so much.”
Many want to break away from the “Tropic Lightning” patch. Defense Department sources with direct knowledge of the situation said a new patch is being considered, but any timeline for a decision was unclear.
One option may be the U.S. Army Alaska bear patch, which right now is worn only by troops with U.S. Army Alaska, and attaching the “Arctic” tab to it by default. Currently, the tab is awarded to soldiers who complete the Army’s two-week Cold Weather Leaders Course, which teaches Arctic survival.
However, to the ire of some soldiers, they cannot wear the Arctic tab outside of the Army’s Pacific Command, which generally encompasses Alaska and Hawaii. A new unit patch could make the tab more akin to the “Airborne” or “Mountain” tab, which are not awards like the Ranger tab and are just part of the patch’s design.
Another option would be keeping the Arctic tab, but as an award troops could wear anywhere after they earn it, like the Ranger tab. Right now, a soldier who earns that tab and is later stationed elsewhere, for example Fort Campbell, Kentucky, is not authorized to wear it. It is one of the Army’s only awards limited to the geographic space where the soldier serves.
“We are working this, but nothing happens quickly in the Army,” Gen. Michael Garrett, commander of U.S. Army Forces Command, told Military.com.
Another proposal under consideration that could help create a unique identity is allowing soldiers to stop shaving during the winter. Right now, it’s standard procedure for troops to shave at night instead of the morning, which would up the chance of frostbite. But it’s still unclear how much traction that idea is getting within the service.
Making Alaska Attractive for Soldiers
Meanwhile, the feeling of being neglected among soldiers, particularly the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, is also rooted in not being assigned tasks for global missions as often as its airborne counterparts.
Troops who hope to juggle roles of being the quarterback on extremely cold battlefields while handling deployments abroad may be mostly disappointed in Alaska, although Alaskan troops are set to deploy to Norway for an airborne training exercise this spring.
Any major change allowing more deployments abroad appears unlikely for now. The Army says the focus for Alaska-based units will be staying put and refining their combat doctrine, after spending 20 years juggling deployments in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
“The intent for the Arctic is we’re going to have Arctic units, not units that live in Alaska and go other places,” McConville said.
However, the Army is still betting on attracting soldiers to Alaska, despite the unique hardships. Leaders there all had a keen interest in making units almost exclusively volunteer. That would be a major shift from conventional Army units where soldiers are often involuntarily assigned to fulfill the needs of the service.
Volunteers could include soldiers who decline to be reassigned. Soldiers are typically reassigned every three to five years in the Army, but Eifler said the ability for soldiers to decide to stay would be a huge benefit because it can take multiple winters to fully understand how to operate in the frigid environment. Some lawmakers have proposed an extra $300 per month for all soldiers stationed there, but that money would likely only offset the extra cost of living associated with rural Alaska.
Right now, new recruits can enlist and be guaranteed to be stationed in Alaska. Building the exclusive club of Army Arctic warriors may only be possible because Alaska isn’t for everyone. The isolation, harsh environment and time zone differences compared to much of the mainland U.S. can make it difficult for troops, especially younger soldiers, to adapt.
“What makes us more unique and better is that nobody else can do what we do, period. They can’t survive like we can,” Col. Jody Shouse, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, told Military.com. “It’s harder to serve here than in the 82nd or 173rd.” (Source: Military.com)
19 Apr 22. UAE Navy and USCG conclude Exercise Sentinel Shield.
The regular training event enhances interoperability between the participating partner nations. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy and the US Coast Guard, member nations of Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel, have concluded exercise Sentinel Shield. Conducted in the Arabian Gulf, the exercise series is designed to ensure maritime commerce in the Middle East. CTF Sentinel is the operational arm of International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC).
The multinational task force comprises the US, Albania, the UAE, Lithuania, the UK, Estonia, Romania, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.
Together, the eight-member nations task force supports the maritime security and regional stability.
The exercise Sentinel Shield enhanced interoperability in operations, tactics and manoeuvres between the participating nations.
IMSC and CTF Sentinel commander commodore Don Mackinnon said: “I was delighted to see our Emirati partners participating in this month’s exercise.
“Sentinel Shield exercises better train our task force while strengthening our ability to handle real-world scenarios and better communications with our partner nations.”
During the exercise, UAE Navy’s missile patrol boat UAENS Marban (P152) along with USCG’s Island-class patrol boat USCGC Baranof (WPB 1318) performed various maritime drills.
Both the patrol boats conducted manoeuvring drills, passing exercises and other small boat trainings.
USCGC Baranof commanding officer lieutenant Vaughn Gehman said: “UAE was an excellent partner in conducting the necessary serials to continue to build our relationship in the Arabian Gulf.
“IMSC is essential in maintaining the free flow of commerce in these important waters.”
Established in July 2019, IMSC was formed to counter the increased threats in the Middle East waters, to reassure freedom of navigation for merchant mariners.
Four months after the formation of IMSC, the multinational CTF Sentinel was established to deter state-sponsored malign activities in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb. (Source: naval-technology.com)
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