Fact Sheet: Multinational Group Sails and the Western Pacific Naval Symposium
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MULTINATIONAL GROUP SAIL BREAKDOWN
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RSS Formidable – Malacca Strait |
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S/N |
Ship |
Country |
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1 |
INS Kamorta |
India |
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2 |
INS Sahyadri |
India |
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3 |
KRI Halasan |
Indonesia |
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4 |
UMS Sin Phyu Shin |
Myanmar |
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5 |
SLNS Nandimithra |
Sri Lanka |
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6 |
SLNS Sagara |
Sri Lanka |
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RSS Stalwart – South China Sea |
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S/N |
Ship |
Country |
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1 |
HMCS Ottawa |
Canada |
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2 |
FNS Prairial |
France |
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3 |
JS Izumo |
Japan |
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4 |
JS Sazanami |
Japan |
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5 |
ROKS Dae Jo Yeong |
S Korea |
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6 |
BRP Gregorio Del Pilar |
Philippines |
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7 |
USS Sterett |
USA |
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8 |
VPNS Dinh Tien Hoang |
Vietnam |
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9 |
HTMS Naresuan |
Thailand |
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RSS Supreme – South China Sea |
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S/N |
Ship |
Country |
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1 |
HMAS Ballarat |
Australia |
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2 |
BNS Shadhinota |
Bangladesh |
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3 |
KDB Darussalam |
Brunei |
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4 |
CNS Huangshan |
China |
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5 |
KRI Sultan Hasanuddin |
Indonesia |
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6 |
HMNZS Te Kaha |
New Zealand |
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7 |
HMNZS Endeavour |
New Zealand |
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8 |
RFS Varyag |
Russia |
* Chile also sent an observer for the exercise.
WESTERN PACIFIC NAVAL SYMPOSIUM
The Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) comprises navies whose countries border the Pacific Ocean region. The WPNS was inaugurated in 1988 after navy chiefs attending the International Seapower Symposium in 1987 agreed to establish a forum where leaders of regional navies could meet to discuss cooperative initiatives. Under the WPNS, member countries convene biennially to discuss regional and global maritime issues.
Currently, the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) membership stands at 21 members and six observers. They are:
Members
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, People's Republic of China, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, United States of America and Vietnam
Observers
Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Mexico, Pakistan and United Kingdom
