Dynamic Manta

Annual NATO military exercise

Dynamic Manta, formerly Proud Manta and Noble Manta, is an annual military exercise held by NATO that "aimed at testing submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare capabilities. It provides a framework for naval forces to maintain high readiness and ability to operate together."[1] It takes place primarily in the Mediterranean Sea and has been held since approximately 2006.[2]

Dynamic Manta 2021

Dynamic Manta 2021 Participating Forces[3]
 French Navy Charles de Gaulle
Languedoc
Provence
Chevalier Paul
Tanker Var
 Hellenic Navy Kountouriotis
Kanaris
 Italian Navy Virginio Fasan
Carlo Margottini
 Spanish Navy Cristóbal Colón
 Belgian Navy Leopold I
 Turkish Navy Turkish Kemalreis
 United States Navy USS Porter
USS Los Angeles

References

  1. ^ Nato factsheet
  2. ^ NATO. "World's largest submarine exercise tackles terrorism". NATO. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ US Naval Institute
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