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Over 35 countries to participate in 'Aman-17' naval exercise
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Naval exercise AMAN 2017 continues in Karachi
KARACHI:
Multinational naval exercise AMAN 2017 continued in the Arabian Sea on third day on Sunday.
Special Operations Forces of the Pakistan Navy and participating countries have so far presented impressive maritime counterterrorism exercises.
The exercises, a fine display of strength and specialised skills to counter acts of maritime terrorism, refine special operating procedures, exchange of professional expertise and to enhance interoperability with participating Special Operations Forces teams.
Anti-terror skills demonstrated during Aman-2017 exercise
KARACHI: An impressive demonstration of counterterrorism skills along with a performance of military bands was the highlight of Pakistan Navy’s multinational exercise Aman-2017 at Manora on Saturday.
The Special Operations Forces of Pakistan Navy and the participating countries presented an excellent display of strength and skill to overcome the enemy, which included tracking of terrorists’ cells and leaders, disrupting insurgent campaigns and building relationships with international partners to ensure peace and stability.
The demonstrations using versatile platforms included fast manoeuvres by hovercraft, visit, board, search and seizure boats and water scooters, insertion of air assault teams through helicopters, para-jumps by special services groups of navies/commandos, frogman attacks and coordinated beach assault and reinforcement followed by extraction. The event showed a high level of coordination and professionalism of the Special Forces.
Aiming to connect the countries through cultural heritage as well, the bands of Sri Lankan Navy, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy played a mix of traditional and military tunes. The enchanting melodies mesmerised the audience.
A large number of personnel of the participating navies, observers, foreign diplomats and senior officials of armed forces of Pakistan witnessed the counter-terrorism demonstration and the bands’ performance. Sri Lankan Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral R.C. Wijegunaratne was chief guest. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah was also present.
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Great honor for the small island nation.. Just goes to show the reaffirmation of strong Pak - Lanka ties.. The closest allies in the region, Throughout each others post independent history
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Naval exercise AMAN 2017 continues in Karachi
KARACHI:
Multinational naval exercise AMAN 2017 continued in the Arabian Sea on third day on Sunday.
Special Operations Forces of the Pakistan Navy and participating countries have so far presented impressive maritime counterterrorism exercises.
The exercises, a fine display of strength and specialised skills to counter acts of maritime terrorism, refine special operating procedures, exchange of professional expertise and to enhance interoperability with participating Special Operations Forces teams.
Anti-terror skills demonstrated during Aman-2017 exercise
KARACHI: An impressive demonstration of counterterrorism skills along with a performance of military bands was the highlight of Pakistan Navy’s multinational exercise Aman-2017 at Manora on Saturday.
The Special Operations Forces of Pakistan Navy and the participating countries presented an excellent display of strength and skill to overcome the enemy, which included tracking of terrorists’ cells and leaders, disrupting insurgent campaigns and building relationships with international partners to ensure peace and stability.
The demonstrations using versatile platforms included fast manoeuvres by hovercraft, visit, board, search and seizure boats and water scooters, insertion of air assault teams through helicopters, para-jumps by special services groups of navies/commandos, frogman attacks and coordinated beach assault and reinforcement followed by extraction. The event showed a high level of coordination and professionalism of the Special Forces.
Aiming to connect the countries through cultural heritage as well, the bands of Sri Lankan Navy, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy played a mix of traditional and military tunes. The enchanting melodies mesmerised the audience.
A large number of personnel of the participating navies, observers, foreign diplomats and senior officials of armed forces of Pakistan witnessed the counter-terrorism demonstration and the bands’ performance. Sri Lankan Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral R.C. Wijegunaratne was chief guest. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah was also present.
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Geopolitics On Display at Pakistani Naval Exercises
017-02-16
[By Christopher Zinn]
Formally, the AMAN (Urdu for peace) international naval exercises that ran this week are about practicing responses to maritime threats such as piracy, terrorism and the smuggling of arms, drugs and people.
But swirling not far beneath the surface of the Arabian Sea manoeuvres and the Karachi portside mateship between the 37 participating nations, including Australia, have been two distinct issues.
One, the development promise and need for naval support for the massive China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, which means new railways and roads to give the Chinese trade access to a new super port at Gwadar, near the Iranian border.
And two, the shadow of unresolved tensions between Pakistan and India over the disputed and divided Kashmir region and the growing nuclearisation of both nation’s navies with implications for the wider Indian Ocean region.
AMAN-17, the fifth in a series held since 2007, has seen naval assets sent from China, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, UK and the US, among others. The Australian frigate HMAS Arunta, which is on a nine-month tour of duty in the region, was present, but Indian vessels were not.
‘I’ll ask you, does India want AMAN?,’ Pakistan Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini tells me, referring to both meanings of the word. ‘They may have lots of grievances against us and the first step is to talk but they don't want to talk. If they wanted to they could have come (to AMAN-17) in one week, all it takes is to start resolving the Kashmir issue.’
While the local newspapers are full of bellicose posturing between both sides, the atmosphere at AMAN-17 has been highly cordial, with ceremonial and celebratory events ahead of the seaborn exercises and fleet review.
The Chinese naval presence is especially significant given the emphasis on CPEC, which involves more than US$50 billion worth of projects.
The projected amount of shipping from Gwadar in the already volatile waters of the region will require plenty of naval support.
On a goodwill visit to HMAS Arunta, the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah underlined the need for coalition building and security cooperation.
‘There’s going to be more activities close to our coast and that needs some more efforts on the part of Pakistan Navy and this huge area is so large no one nation can think of making it safe and secure absolutely. We need friends to join hands and make sure the maritime domain is safe and secure.’
Listening closely in agreement was Arunta’s Commander Cameron Steil, who is leading the ship on the Australian Navy’s 64th deployment to the area since 1990.
Not yet halfway into a long nine-month tour called Operation Manitou, the crew of 177 is involved in counter-terrorism, counter-piracy and drugs interdiction operations.
Steil said the detailed coordination of each navies’ different rules and regulations was invaluable for possible future joint operations.
‘The expenditure of a round out a barrel is almost inconsequential from what you get out of an exercise like this, which is all about the planning and understanding,’ he said.
The Pakistan Navy showed off their special forces anti-terrorist capabilities with a dramatic demonstration of a shore-based hostage rescue, involving parachutes, hovercraft, drones and much gunfire.
Security has been high in Karachi in the wake of a suicide bombing in Lahore earlier this week, which killed 14. Most naval personal stayed on their heavily-guarded wharves and those staying ashore (including the media) mainly lived in one strongly defended hotel and were escorted outside at all times in large and fast-moving armed convoys.
Christopher Zinn is a journalist and geographer with an interest in geo-politics and has worked for many media outlets covering Australia and the region, including Channel Nine, the ABC and the UK's Telegraph and Guardian newspapers. He attended the AMAN-17 exercises as a guest of the Pakistan Navy.
017-02-16
[By Christopher Zinn]
Formally, the AMAN (Urdu for peace) international naval exercises that ran this week are about practicing responses to maritime threats such as piracy, terrorism and the smuggling of arms, drugs and people.
But swirling not far beneath the surface of the Arabian Sea manoeuvres and the Karachi portside mateship between the 37 participating nations, including Australia, have been two distinct issues.
One, the development promise and need for naval support for the massive China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, which means new railways and roads to give the Chinese trade access to a new super port at Gwadar, near the Iranian border.
And two, the shadow of unresolved tensions between Pakistan and India over the disputed and divided Kashmir region and the growing nuclearisation of both nation’s navies with implications for the wider Indian Ocean region.
AMAN-17, the fifth in a series held since 2007, has seen naval assets sent from China, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, UK and the US, among others. The Australian frigate HMAS Arunta, which is on a nine-month tour of duty in the region, was present, but Indian vessels were not.
‘I’ll ask you, does India want AMAN?,’ Pakistan Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini tells me, referring to both meanings of the word. ‘They may have lots of grievances against us and the first step is to talk but they don't want to talk. If they wanted to they could have come (to AMAN-17) in one week, all it takes is to start resolving the Kashmir issue.’
While the local newspapers are full of bellicose posturing between both sides, the atmosphere at AMAN-17 has been highly cordial, with ceremonial and celebratory events ahead of the seaborn exercises and fleet review.
The Chinese naval presence is especially significant given the emphasis on CPEC, which involves more than US$50 billion worth of projects.
The projected amount of shipping from Gwadar in the already volatile waters of the region will require plenty of naval support.
On a goodwill visit to HMAS Arunta, the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah underlined the need for coalition building and security cooperation.
‘There’s going to be more activities close to our coast and that needs some more efforts on the part of Pakistan Navy and this huge area is so large no one nation can think of making it safe and secure absolutely. We need friends to join hands and make sure the maritime domain is safe and secure.’
Listening closely in agreement was Arunta’s Commander Cameron Steil, who is leading the ship on the Australian Navy’s 64th deployment to the area since 1990.
Not yet halfway into a long nine-month tour called Operation Manitou, the crew of 177 is involved in counter-terrorism, counter-piracy and drugs interdiction operations.
Steil said the detailed coordination of each navies’ different rules and regulations was invaluable for possible future joint operations.
‘The expenditure of a round out a barrel is almost inconsequential from what you get out of an exercise like this, which is all about the planning and understanding,’ he said.
The Pakistan Navy showed off their special forces anti-terrorist capabilities with a dramatic demonstration of a shore-based hostage rescue, involving parachutes, hovercraft, drones and much gunfire.
Security has been high in Karachi in the wake of a suicide bombing in Lahore earlier this week, which killed 14. Most naval personal stayed on their heavily-guarded wharves and those staying ashore (including the media) mainly lived in one strongly defended hotel and were escorted outside at all times in large and fast-moving armed convoys.
Christopher Zinn is a journalist and geographer with an interest in geo-politics and has worked for many media outlets covering Australia and the region, including Channel Nine, the ABC and the UK's Telegraph and Guardian newspapers. He attended the AMAN-17 exercises as a guest of the Pakistan Navy.
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got any pics of them?
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Yup, they brought one of the largest contingent (as per my info) along side the Chinese and Americans. These three countries have joined the exercises with three ships each. However i have just seen one destroyer as yet so the report can be wrong.
I hope this will be of some help for you and all others as well:
Complete list of participants for AMAN 17:
- Australia,
- Azerbaijan,
- Bahrain,
- Bangladesh,
- Brazil,
- China,
- Denmark,
- Egypt,
- France,
- Indonesia,
- Iran,
- Italy,
- Japan,
- Kazakhstan,
- Kuwait,
- Malaysia,
- Maldives,
- Morocco,
- Myanmar,
- Nigeria,
- North Sudan,
- Oman,
- Philippines,
- Poland,
- Qatar,
- Russia,
- Saudi Arabia,
- South Africa,
- South Korea,
- Sri Lanka,
- Tanzania,
- Turkey,
- Turkmenistan,
- UAE,
- UK and
- USA.
China 3
USA 3
Russia 3
Turkey 1
Great Britain 1
Indonesia 1
Sri Lanka 1
Australia 1
Iran 1
Type of vessels:
3 x Destroyers
3 x Frigates
1 x Corvette
4 x Patrol Vessels
2 x Oiler/Tanker
1 x Tug
1 x Logistics Vessel
Other Participation:
Special Operations Forces and Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Marines teams arriving from:
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
Maldives
Nigeria
Russia
Sri Lanka
Turkey
Great Britain
USA
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I bet our paranoid neighbor to the East is so delusional right now they're thinking this is Pakistan's Cold Start Doctrine. Lol even though we don't need one. 
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thanksYup, they brought one of the largest contingent (as per my info) along side the Chinese and Americans. These three countries have joined the exercises with three ships each. However i have just seen one destroyer as yet so the report can be wrong.
I hope this will be of some help for you and all others as well:
Complete list of participants for AMAN 17:
Ships Participating:
- Australia,
- Azerbaijan,
- Bahrain,
- Bangladesh,
- Brazil,
- China,
- Denmark,
- Egypt,
- France,
- Indonesia,
- Iran,
- Italy,
- Japan,
- Kazakhstan,
- Kuwait,
- Malaysia,
- Maldives,
- Morocco,
- Myanmar,
- Nigeria,
- North Sudan,
- Oman,
- Philippines,
- Poland,
- Qatar,
- Russia,
- Saudi Arabia,
- South Africa,
- South Korea,
- Sri Lanka,
- Tanzania,
- Turkey,
- Turkmenistan,
- UAE,
- UK and
- USA.
China 3
USA 3
Russia 3
Turkey 1
Great Britain 1
Indonesia 1
Sri Lanka 1
Australia 1
Iran 1
Type of vessels:
3 x Destroyers
3 x Frigates
1 x Corvette
4 x Patrol Vessels
2 x Oiler/Tanker
1 x Tug
1 x Logistics Vessel
Other Participation:
Special Operations Forces and Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Marines teams arriving from:
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
Maldives
Nigeria
Russia
Sri Lanka
Turkey
Great Britain
USA
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