The ORION exercise has been conducted annually since 2018. Since 2021, it has attracted Special Operations units from friendly and allied nations. This year, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Switzerland, the United States, Italy, Croatia, the Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus, and Romania participated in ORION-25 with both personnel and equipment. The Greek-led Special Operations Forces exercise “Orion 25” also involves the Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus. Since Greek Cyprus is not a NATO member, the Alliance cannot officially or unofficially support, assist, or participate in the exercise, and Türkiye blocks any NATO activity that includes it.

The Organising Committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026) has announced Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, as the Diamond Sponsor for the ninth edition of the show scheduled to take place from 19 to 22 January 2026 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).

In a significant display of Naval diplomacy and growing regional engagement, Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, is undertaking an official visit to Bangladesh, concurrent with the goodwill deployment of Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF to Bangladesh.

The International Maritime Conference (IMC-25) commenced at Karachi Expo Centre, held concurrently with the Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference (PIMEC-25).