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Fact Sheet: Multinational Group Sails and the Western Pacific Naval Symposium

MULTINATIONAL GROUP SAIL BREAKDOWN

RSS Formidable – Malacca Strait

S/N

Ship

Country

1

INS Kamorta

India

2

INS Sahyadri

India

3

KRI Halasan

Indonesia

4

UMS Sin Phyu Shin

Myanmar

5

SLNS Nandimithra

Sri Lanka

6

SLNS Sagara

Sri Lanka

RSS Stalwart – South China Sea

S/N

Ship

Country

1

HMCS Ottawa

Canada

2

FNS Prairial

France

3

JS Izumo

Japan

4

JS Sazanami

Japan

5

ROKS Dae Jo Yeong

S Korea

6

BRP Gregorio Del Pilar

Philippines

7

USS Sterett

USA

8

VPNS Dinh Tien Hoang

Vietnam

9

HTMS Naresuan

Thailand

RSS Supreme – South China Sea

S/N

Ship

Country

1

HMAS Ballarat

Australia

2

BNS Shadhinota

Bangladesh

3

KDB Darussalam

Brunei

4

CNS Huangshan

China

5

KRI Sultan Hasanuddin

Indonesia

6

HMNZS Te Kaha

New Zealand

7

HMNZS Endeavour

New Zealand

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

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