Press Release
Exercise TRIDENT FURY 2025 (Ex TF25) concluded yesterday following two weeks of multinational training activities conducted across southern Vancouver Island. The exercise brought together over 1,000 military personnel, including five Royal Canadian Navy vessels, Royal Canadian Air Force aircrafts, Canadian Army personnel, and ships from the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and Mexican Navy.
Hosted by Maritime Forces Pacific, Ex TF25 focused on enhancing interoperability among allied and partner forces across a range of operations. These included anti-submarine warfare, uncrewed aircraft systems, gunnery and air defence, mine countermeasures, maritime interdiction, and defence against small boat attacks. This year’s iteration also included participation by the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, whose members contributed to surveillance training and sovereignty protection tasks.
Exercises like TRIDENT FURY are essential to sustaining the operational readiness of the Canadian Armed Forces and ensuring they remain agile and responsive in an evolving security environment. The successful completion of Ex TF25 demonstrates Canada’s commitment to advancing joint capability development and strengthening defence partnerships in support of regional and global stability.
Quotes
“Exercise TRIDENT FURY 2025 offers an exceptional opportunity for the Royal Canadian Navy to collaborate closely with our allies and partners, demonstrating our steadfast commitment to a secure and peaceful Pacific. Operating as part of a coordinated task group is fundamentally different from individual ship operations, and regularly practising these joint skills with our partners is essential to our success. The sailors, soldiers, and aviators involved in this exercise exhibited outstanding professionalism, dedication, and expertise, ensuring that we remain fully prepared to meet any challenge. This exercise not only strengthened our operational readiness but also strengthened the deep interoperability and trust that underpin our partnerships, enhancing our collective capability to respond swiftly and effectively to crises worldwide. “
Rear-Admiral Christopher Robinson, Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific
Quick Facts
Ex TF25 is a Canadian-led, multi-national, multi-threat warfare exercise that tests Canadian sailors, soldiers, aviators, and our allies’ combative ability to execute anti-submarine warfare and strengthen our air-maritime integration capabilities
The participating Canadian assets and units were:
Halifax-class Frigates:
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver
HMCS Regina
Victoria-class Submarine:
HMCS Corner Brook
Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel:
HMCS Max Bernays
Kingston-class Coastal Defence Vessels
HMCS Nanaimo
Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft:
CP-140 Aurora from 19 Wing Comox
CH-148 Cyclone Helicopters from 443 Squadron
Canadian Army
4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
The participating international assets were:
United States:
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin
Mexico:
Reformador-class frigate ARM Benito Juárez
