Warships flock to RIMPAC naval exercise
The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercise, involving a large number of warships and submarines from 26 countries, began on June 27.
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| The large-scale naval exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) takes place every two years. Pictured: Australian ship HMAS Adelaide (L01). |
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| Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 is the world's largest naval exercise, in which participating nations practice various scenarios. In the photo: Canadian warship HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341). |
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| The content of the exercise involves disaster relief, amphibious operations, anti-piracy, missile firing, mine clearance, maritime security, anti-submarine warfare and defense... In photo: JS Ise (DDH-182) and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) of the US and Japan. |
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| During the exercise, there will be a series of live-fire exercises. US Air Force aircraft will fire long-range anti-ship missiles, while the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will also launch anti-ship missiles from the ground. Pictured: Chilean ship CNS Almirante Lynch (FF-07). |
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| In this year's RIMPAC, Vietnam was invited to participate along with 25 other countries including Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, South Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, the UK and the US. In the photo: French warship FS Prairial (F-731). |
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| China was initially invited to participate in RIMPAC 2018 but the invitation was withdrawn in May due to its illegal militarization of artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, according to Pentagon officials. Pictured: Indian ship INS Sahyadri (F-49). |
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| A total of 26 nations participated in RIMPAC, with 25,000 military personnel, ground forces from 18 countries, 47 surface ships, 5 submarines and more than 200 fighter aircraft. Pictured: Indonesian ship KRI Martadinata (331). |
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| Malaysian KD Lekiu (FFG-30) ship. |
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| Mexican Navy ship ARM Usumacinta (A-412). |
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| New Zealand's HMNZS Te Mana (F-111). |
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| Philippine frigate BRP Andrés Bonifacio (FF-17). |
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| South Korean ROK Dae Jo Yeong (DDH-977). |
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| The exercise will take place from June 27 to August 2 in both the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. Pictured: The US warship USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). |
