On July 13 began the UNITAS LVIII-17 miltinational exercises and will be held until next June 26 in Peruvian waters.
In this edition of UNITAS, units from the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Spain, King Britain and Peru participate.
UNITAS will be developed in several phases in which anti-submarine, anti-surface, anti-aircraft, MIO, SAR exercises will be carried out
The present exercises UNITAS will count on the participation, among others, of the following units:
ARGENTINA
- Destroyer ARA La Argentina (D-11)
CHILE
- Patrol boat Comandante Toro (OPV-82)
COLOMBIA
- Frigate ARC Independiente
- Maritime Patrol Aircraft Casa 235 MPA
SPAIN
ESTADOS UNIDOS
- Amphibious ship USS Somerset (LPD-25)
- Destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90)
- Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-3 MPA
- Cutter USS Escanaba (WMEC 907)
HONDURAS:
- Patrol boat LP Tegucigalpa(FNH-1071)
MÉXICO
- Patrol boat ARM Durango (PO-151)
PERÚ
- Frigate B.A.P. Montero (FM-53)
- Frigate B.A.P. Mariátegui (FM-54)
- Frigate B.A.P. Bolognesi (FM-57)
- Frigate B.A.P. Quiñones (FM-58)
- Corvette B.A.P. Santillana (CM-22)
- Corvette B.A.P. Herrera (CM-24)
- Corvette B.A.P. Sánchez Carrión (CM-26)
- Logistic Ship B.A.P. Tacna (ARL-158)
- Landing ship B.A.P. Eten (DT-144)
- Submarino B.A.P. Antofagasta (SS-32)
- Submarino B.A.P. Islay (SS-35)
- Submarine support ship B.A.P. San Lorenzo (ART-322)
- Patrol boat B.A.P. Ferre (PM-211)
- Patrol boat B.A.P. Rio Pativilca (PM-204)
- Patrol boat B.A.P. Rio Cañete (PM-205)
- Patrol boat B.A.P. Chancay (PC-219)
- Patrol boat B.A.P. Coishco (PC-228)
- Oceanographic Ship Carrasco (BOP-171)
- Hydrographic ship B.A.P. Zimic (BSH-173)
- Hydrographic ship B.A.P. Melo (AH-176)
In addition to ships will participate the marine infantry of Peru and the Air Force of Peru with various aircraft.