RIMPAC Exercises

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RIMPAC 22 - PLUS

‘Dragon In Backyard’: Australia & N.Zealand Are Sending Their Largest Warships For One Of World’s Biggest Naval Drills

On June 6, HMAS Canberra, an Australian warship, left Fleet Base East to begin the Royal Australian Navy’s third regional presence deployment, which will reportedly last for four months, involving several exercises beyond RIMPAC.

During RIMPAC, HMAS Canberra will join other Australian warships, HMAS Warramunga and HMAS Supply, and potentially a Collins-class submarine. The Australian group will be assisted by Navy clearance divers and Army personnel aboard Canberra, and in the air, the group will be supported by two Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

The joint landing group aboard Canberra also features a Platoon from His Majesty’s Armed Forces, the military of Tonga.

Separately, another Australian group of warships, Sydney and Perth, will participate in multilateral exercises with Japan, South Korea, and the US.

Continues at - https://eurasiantimes.com/australia-n-z ... ips-china/

Link from Tim.

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RIMPAC 2022

The medium displacement unmanned vessel Sea Hunter transits the Pacific Ocean to participate in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler R. Fraser)

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During RIMPAC 2000 USS Buchanan missile destroyer was hit by 3 Hellfire missiles, 3 Harpoon missiles and a GBU-24 LGB but still stayed afloat.

She had to be scuttled with 200 lbs of C-4.

See - https://theaviationgeekclub.com/during- ... bs-of-c-4/

Link from Tim.

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RIMPAC 22 - TARGET PRACTICE

Decommissioned frigate USS Rodney M. Davis sunk by Harpoon missiles fired from US Australian Canadian & Malaysian warships and aircraft during RIMPAC2022 - the world’s largest international maritime exercise held off Hawaii.

See video at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puasDX1935A&t=8s

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RIMPAC 22 - TARGET PRACTICE

Decommissioned frigate USS Rodney M. Davis sunk by Harpoon missiles fired from US Australian Canadian & Malaysian warships and aircraft during RIMPAC2022 - the world’s largest international maritime exercise held off Hawaii.

See video at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puasDX1935A&t=8s

From Tim - https://maritime-executive.com/article/ ... le-frigate

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Four Prototype USVs Are Participating In RIMPAC 2022


Four prototype unmanned surface vessels are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise, known as RIMPAC, delivering warfighting capabilities and extending the reach of the manned U.S. fleet with fewer risks to the warfighter.

Though unmanned systems have participated in exercises before, the involvement of four different vehicles, operating both autonomously and by manned teams, is a major milestone.

The vessels Seahawk, Sea Hunter, Nomad and Ranger, will execute a range of missions. The prototypes will work side-by-side with exercise participants, carrying payloads, providing intelligence, and most significantly, gathering data in a real-world environment to determine how they will function in the larger fleet.

The significance of the occasion is not lost on Navy Capt. Scot Searles, program manager of the Unmanned Maritime Systems (PMS 406) program office.

“The integration of autonomous USVs with manned combatants will give fleet commanders much-needed enhancements to maritime domain awareness, thereby increasing decision speed and lethality in surface warfare.” Searles said.

PMS 406, the office responsible for the participating RIMPAC prototypes, is a program office within the Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC).

“While our prototyping efforts have grown and matured significantly in the last four years, their performance in the RIMPAC exercise marks another significant milestone in manned-unmanned teams.” Searles said.

The manned-unmanned team, in the case of RIMPAC, will include service members and civilians supporting the mission from various organizations all over the country.

Continues, including photos, at - https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... mpac-2022/

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian Supports RIMPAC 2022

An MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is under contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise.

Flights Feature ELINT, COMINT, AIS, Detect and Avoid, ASW, Lynx Maritime Radar and Link 16 Capabilities.

See- https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... mpac-2022/

Link from Tim.

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Navy Ship Bombed and Sunk Off Hawaii on Purpose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1ONQvhyt8k

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Eventful RIMPAC 2022 comes to a close

The world’s largest international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 concluded on 4 August 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 RIMPAC.

A few of the first-time achievements included:

Two US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft embarked on the Australian amphibious ship HMAS Canberra for the whole duration of the exercise.

See - https://www.navaltoday.com/2022/08/08/e ... o-a-close/
And related articles within.

Link from Tim.