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News: The United States officially launched Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, bringing together military forces from 30 countries for the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
About RIMPAC 2026
- It is the world’s largest joint and combined maritime exercise, bringing together naval, air and land forces to improve their ability to operate together across a wide range of military operations.
- Location: It is being held in Hawaii and will be held from 24th June to 31st July 2026.
- Hosted by: It is being hosted by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S.A.
- Edition: This year is the 30th edition of the exercise.
- First edition: The first edition of this exercise was held in 1971.
- Frequency: It is conducted biennially (once every two years).
- Theme of 2026: This year’s theme is “Partners: Integrated and Prepared,” showing the participating countries’ focus on working together and improving shared readiness in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
- Aim: It aims to strengthen cooperation, operational readiness and maritime security across the Indo-Pacific.
- Participation: It involves more than 30 surface ships, five submarines, over 206 aircraft, 15 national land forces and around 30,000 military personnel training in and around the Hawaiian Islands.
- Participating nations: There are 30 nations participating in this exercise.
- India is among the participating nations for this exercise.
- Other nations include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom and U.S.A.
- Features:
- Multinational Joint Exercise: It brings together allied and partner nations under a combined multinational command structure to enhance cooperation, interoperability, and collective readiness.
- Comprehensive Maritime and Military Training: The exercise includes amphibious operations, gunnery and missile drills, anti-submarine warfare, air defence operations, military medicine, mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, and diving and salvage activities.
- Security and Crisis-Response Operations: Participants conduct counter-piracy missions as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster response training to improve preparedness for both security challenges and emergencies.
- Strengthening Regional Stability: The exercise demonstrates the capability and flexibility of multinational maritime forces while promoting stronger international partnerships and supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific.
