FACT SHEET
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Factsheet: Multinational Group Sails and the Western Pacific Naval Symposium
MULTINATIONAL GROUP SAIL BREAKDOWN
RSS Formidable – Malacca Strait
Ship
Country
INS Kamorta
India
INS Sahyadri
India
KRI Halasan
Indonesia
UMS Sin Phyu Shin
Myanmar
SLNS Nandimithra
Sri Lanka
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
S/N
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2
3
4
5
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* Chile also sent an observer for the exercise.
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WESTERN PACIFIC NAVAL SYMPOSIUM
1.
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.
2.
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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