The People's Republic of China has been invited to have the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) participate in RIMPA for the 1st time in 2014, and apparently plans to attend. (See the ).
RIMPAC 2014
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RIMPAC VESSELS 2012
RIMPAC is a multi-national naval exercise held every two years by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands involving nations with maritime interests in the Pacific Rim. RIMPAC is a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. It has been held regularly since 1971.
RIMPAC 2014 will be the 24th event and is anticpated to be the largest RIMPAC exercises in history. Larger than RIMPAC 2012, which to that date has been the largest.
In 2014, for the first time in history, the People's Republic of China has been invited to participate in the exercises, though because of sensitive defense related issues and associated legal restrictions, the PRC role will be limited to less sensitive exercises, like disaster relief.
US law prohibits the U.S. military from any military exercises with the PRC if it could possibly, “create a national security risk due to an inappropriate exposure” to technology, sensores, armaments, control, etc., including joint combat operations.
However, there is an exemption for operations or exercises related to search-and-rescue and humanitarian relief. The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) participated with the US Navy in 2012 in a counterpiracy drill.
Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Wilkinson, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said China’s participation in RIMPAC would adhere to US law and said that precautions had been taken by the Navy in drills to avoid revealing sensitive information.
“The US Navy has operational security safeguards to protect US technology and tactics, techniques and procedures from disclosure,” Wilkinson said.
Nations expected to participate in the exercises in 2014 include:
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Republic of Korea
Australia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
France
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
People's Republic of China
Peru
Republic of the Philippines (1st time was in 2012)
Russia (1st time was in 2012)
Singapore
Thailand
Tonga
Generally, the largest participant is the United States who normally sends a carrier strike group to the exercises consisting of one nulcear powere aircraft carrier, an AEGIS cruiser, two AEGIS destroyers, one or more guiided missile frigates, one or more nuclear attack submarines, and replenishment vessels. The US Navy may also elect to send vessels constituting part of its Amphibious Ready groups as well. Other nations contribute surface combatant and submarine vessels as they are able. In 2012 forty-two surface vessels, six sumbmarines and over two hundred aircraft were involved with over 25,000 personnel from 22 different countries. In 2012, the US Navy debuted its noew P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at the exercises.
RIMPAC 2014
(See the US Navy Times Article: )
RIMPAC VESSELS 2012
RIMPAC is a multi-national naval exercise held every two years by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands involving nations with maritime interests in the Pacific Rim. RIMPAC is a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. It has been held regularly since 1971.
RIMPAC 2014 will be the 24th event and is anticpated to be the largest RIMPAC exercises in history. Larger than RIMPAC 2012, which to that date has been the largest.
In 2014, for the first time in history, the People's Republic of China has been invited to participate in the exercises, though because of sensitive defense related issues and associated legal restrictions, the PRC role will be limited to less sensitive exercises, like disaster relief.
US law prohibits the U.S. military from any military exercises with the PRC if it could possibly, “create a national security risk due to an inappropriate exposure” to technology, sensores, armaments, control, etc., including joint combat operations.
However, there is an exemption for operations or exercises related to search-and-rescue and humanitarian relief. The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) participated with the US Navy in 2012 in a counterpiracy drill.
Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Wilkinson, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said China’s participation in RIMPAC would adhere to US law and said that precautions had been taken by the Navy in drills to avoid revealing sensitive information.
“The US Navy has operational security safeguards to protect US technology and tactics, techniques and procedures from disclosure,” Wilkinson said.
Nations expected to participate in the exercises in 2014 include:
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Republic of Korea
Australia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
France
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
People's Republic of China
Peru
Republic of the Philippines (1st time was in 2012)
Russia (1st time was in 2012)
Singapore
Thailand
Tonga
Generally, the largest participant is the United States who normally sends a carrier strike group to the exercises consisting of one nulcear powere aircraft carrier, an AEGIS cruiser, two AEGIS destroyers, one or more guiided missile frigates, one or more nuclear attack submarines, and replenishment vessels. The US Navy may also elect to send vessels constituting part of its Amphibious Ready groups as well. Other nations contribute surface combatant and submarine vessels as they are able. In 2012 forty-two surface vessels, six sumbmarines and over two hundred aircraft were involved with over 25,000 personnel from 22 different countries. In 2012, the US Navy debuted its noew P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at the exercises.