HMS Dauntless recently participated in a joint exercise with the United States Coast Guard as part of Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST).
The exercise involved conducting boarding operations on “suspicious vessels” using a combination of the Wildcat helicopter and seaboats from HMS Dauntless.
The United States Coast Guard and Royal Navy personnel worked together to identify suspicious vessels and carry out boarding operations. The exercise also provided an opportunity for the two forces to share best practices and improve coordination.
Hands to boarding stations! As part of our @FOST programme, the Ship practised conducting boarding operations with the @USCG this week. "Suspicious vessels" were identified and boarded using a combination of our embarked Wildcat and Seaboats. ⚓️🌊🚁#NilDesperandum pic.twitter.com/xeGRElbWug
— HMS Dauntless (@HMSDauntless) April 1, 2023
The Wildcat helicopter, which was developed by Leonardo Helicopters, is a state-of-the-art aircraft capable of carrying out a wide range of naval operations. It is equipped with advanced sensors making it an ideal asset for maritime security operations.
The seaboats, on the other hand, are fast and highly manoeuvrable boats that can be launched quickly from Type 45 Destroyer HMS Dauntless.
Can someone more knowledgable than me explain the process of FOST? Is it training/testing the vessel, the sailors or both?
Is it pass/fail?
It’s all of the above. They test the ship and it’s crew both at sea and in harbour in a variety of tasks. If the ship passes it begins operations. If it fails then it continues more intensive training. Nobody wants that, its bloody hard work.
Gunbuster will be along shortly😂
Shippers, I posted last night but it hasn’t appeared! To paraphrase my post… You test the vessel and it’s systems. You test the individual crew members, crew teams and all of the crew and it’s teams working together. From simple serials like Man overboard, fire exercises etc through to the ultimate test of multidomain warfighting with damage control overlaid, system losses, system repairs, and having to operate and fight in secondary mode or worse. One of the hardest jobs and most stressful job I have ever done was WE Section Base WO. Coordinating reports on system losses, prioritising repairs against… Read more »
“Thursday War” !
Which naval docu has not shown FOST in early episodes? Google is your friend PNM.
Are any of the T45s getting NSM this year – or will it be 3 x T23s only? We already know HMS Somerset is getting it as work has started on her.
Just curious.