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    As you know the March issue of USNI's Proceedings magazine ia always devoted to a Review of the World's Navies. The Commanders of the those Navy's are invited to respond to a question posed by USNI. this year it was:

    "What is your Navy doing to enhance its interoperability so your maritime service can work more closely with other nations' naval forces?"

    The scope of my observations will be by region/alliance and will concentrate on the most important of navies based on my opinion. This in no way should be seen as a slight to smaller navies on my part.

    Also I am most concerned with their "interoperability" with the U.S. . Once again please dont think I am not interested in, marginalising or denigrating other scenarios within or out of the region/alliance.

    In fact I would be most happy to learn more of activities I have little or no info about. Thanks in advance for any illumination or enlightenment.

    First lets look at the Western Hemisphere Navies:

    Argentina:

    Fixed -Wing Naval Aviation training on USN carriers/ Also with Brazil

    Integration of a frigate into a USN Carrier Strike Group

    UNITAS Exercise with USN, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Uruquay plus Spain & France(Not all of these navies participate every year I understand.)(Anybody know about Venezuela?)

    Panamax with USN, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela.

    Brazil:

    UNITAS(Which Brazil will run this year in their waters)

    Operates one ex-USN Newport LST plus two ex-USN Thoamston class LSD that are in reserve awiting funding for overhauls.

    Bolivia:

    UNITAS

    Canada:

    STANAVFORLANT

    Integration of a frigate into a USN Carrier Strike Group

    Integration of Task Forces into U.S. formations

    Operation Enduring Freedom commanded 20 warships from 8 allied countries under the Task Force 151 umbrella.

    UNITAS

    RimPac

    Chile:

    UNITAS/Teamwork exercises

    RimPac exercises

    Panamax exercises

    Personnel exchanges with the USN

    Operates 2 ex-USN Newport LST.

    Colombia:

    UNITAS

    Panamax

    Dominican Republic:

    Panamax

    El Salvador:

    Operations with the U.S. Coast Guard

    Ecuador:

    UNITAS

    Panamax

    Honduras:

    Panamax

    Mexico:

    Have ex-USN warships in service four ex-USN Knox class frigates, 2 ex-USN Bronstein class frigates and two ex-USN Newport LST.

    UNITAS

    Peru:

    UNITAS

    Panamax

    RimPac

    Silent Force

    Sending a submarine to help train USN ASW forces

    Uruquay:

    UNITAS

    Venezuela:

    Panamax

    Two Frigates refitted in the U.S. and four others in Peru with assistance by Ingalls Shipbuilding.


    More later just heard the snow-plow go by and have to go out and shovel out the driveway entrance yet again. LOL
    Last edited by rickusn; 20 Mar 05,, 03:33.

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    NATO:

    All the navies below contribute to NATO's STANAVFORLANT and/or STANNAVFORMED unless noted otherwise along with the USN.

    Denmark:

    "the U.S. Navy sets the standards the Royal Danish navy will pursue"

    France:

    (Does not now contribute to the Standing formations noted above)

    During Operation Enduring Freedom France and the USN carrier battle groups worked on common procedures and doctrine.

    Operates two AAW ships with USN SM-1 sytstems.

    Germany:

    Their new AAW ships missle systems are tested and certified on USN ranges.

    Italy:

    Integrated with various USN systems.

    Operates four AAW ships with USN SM-1 systems.

    Netherlands:

    New AAW ships tested and certified on USN ranges.

    Poland:

    (Does not yet contribute to the Standing formations)

    Operates two ex-USN OHP frigates

    Norway:

    Having frigates built with a version of the USN AEGIS AAW system.

    Portugal:

    Will soon operate two ex-USN OHP frigates

    Spain:

    Operates six USN-designed OHP frigates is now retiring five AAW versions of the USN-designed Knox class friagtes.

    Their new AAW frigates are equipped with the USN AEGIS system. They are tested and certified on USN ranges.

    Operates two ex-USN Newport class LST.

    Sweden:

    (Not in NATO but strongly integrated except for communications.)

    Has sent an AIP submarine to the U.S. to help train the USN in ASW.

    Turkey:

    Operate 8 ex-USN OHP frigates and 4 ex-USN Knox class frigates

    Interesting note:

    Turkey is also a member of the BlackSeaFor comprising:

    Bulgaria
    Georgia
    Romania
    Russia
    Ukraine

    UK:

    The USN's closest ally.

    RimPac

    They recently commanded Task Force 150 in the Arabian Gulf.

    Submarines often operate under each others control including land-attack Tomahawk operations.(New to me)

    Involved in a # of UK/US communication and information systems.

    The USN partipates in personnel, unit and task group training with the UK.

    Interesting note:

    The UK is also heavily involved with many nations across the world including:

    Five-Power Defense Arrangement

    Austrailia
    Singapore
    Malaysia
    New Zealand

    Greece, Belgium, Romania and Bulgaria are also in NATO only Greece of the three is participating in the Standing formations at the moment.


    Non-alligned:

    Bahrain:

    Operates one ex-USN OHP frigate.

    Egypt:

    Operates four ex-USN OHP frigates and two ex-USN Knox class frigates.

    Operates four Chines-built Romeo class SSK greatly modified and modernized with U.S. & European equipment, sensors and weapons.

    Has asked for U.S. aid to buy new ships but nothing has come of it of late.
    Last edited by rickusn; 20 Mar 05,, 03:39.

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      Pacific:

      Austrailia:

      RIMPAC exercises

      Operates six USN-designed OHP Frigates and two ex-USN Newport class LST converted by Austrailia to LPA's.

      Japan:

      RIMPAC

      Operate four and building two USN-designed Burke clas DDG's

      The USN has a carrier, 3 CG, 4 DDG/DD and 2 DDG homeported there along with four amphibious ships, 2 MCM and one ARS.

      S. Korea:

      RIMPAC

      Building new AAW DDGs with AEGIS system.

      Malaysia:

      Operates one ex-USN Newport class LST.

      Phillipines:

      Operates one ex-USN PC-1 class craft.

      Singapore:

      Will host USN-led PSI exercise in August 2005.

      USN has logistic units based in Singapore.

      Taiwan:

      Will soon operate four ex-USN Kidd class DDG.

      Operates eight ex-USN Knox class frigates, one ex-USN Anchorage class LSD and two ex-USN LST.

      They also operate a # of WWII era warships that are reaching the end of their hull lives.

      Indian Ocean:

      India:

      Occassionally hold bi-lateral exercise with the USN

      Thailand:

      Operates 2 ex-USN Knox class frigates

      Unaligned nations(I forgot in my other posts)

      Russia:

      Occassionally hold bi-lateral exercises.

      Morrocco:

      Operates one ex-USN Newport class LST.

      Saudi Arabia:

      Operates a # of U.S. built small surface combatants

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        Interesting article comes out while Im thinking about our allies:

        Last Updated: Saturday, 19 March, 2005, 00:23 GMT


        Allies to join US strategy talks
        By Lesley Curwen
        BBC correspondent in Washington


        The Pentagon wants greater co-operation with its allies
        The Pentagon has said it will now include its allies in secret meetings about US defence strategy.
        It is seen as part of an effort to forge closer links between America and its military allies.

        But the administration has made it clear there will be no softening of its doctrine of taking pre-emptive strikes to defend US interests.

        The meetings, known as The Quadrennial Defence Review, will help determine military spending.

        The review will define the most important missions, future staffing and choice of weapons.

        Pre-emptive strikes clause

        According to Douglas Feith, the Under-Secretary of Defence, the inclusion of allies in the talks will foster co-operation in the fight against terrorism.

        Mr Feith did not name the individual countries which will be invited to the Pentagon talks, but it is understood the discussions will identify tasks and missions that become the responsibility of these other nations.

        The meetings will try to hammer out agreement about the threats posed across the world, and how the US can help plug gaps in training and assistance for its allies.

        However, Mr Feith said America would still be prepared to go it alone and launch unilateral pre-emptive strikes to defend the country if necessary, without the approval of other nations.

        Military officials have suggested the new policy is a significant departure because it could bind together America and its allies more effectively and it could potentially soothe some of the bitterness still felt in some European capitals over the invasion of Iraq.

        Some will see it as an admission that the US cannot address all the military challenges alone, or an admission that the Bush administration did not do enough to secure international support before the Iraq war.

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