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JMSDF begins Indo-Pacific deployment 2025

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On 21 April units of the JMSDF sailed from Japan to conduct Indo-Pacific Deployment 2025 (IPD25). The deployment’s objectives are to improve the JMSDF...

Operation Sea Spirit

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Operation Sea Spirit by Pakistan-led CTF 151 commenced on 21 April. The operation’s aim is to combat maritime piracy and armed robbery off the...

HMAS Sydney takes part in Bersama Shield

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Australia’s role as an active security partner in the Indo-Pacific will continue to strengthen, with the launch of Exercise Bersama Shield 2025. The annual exercise,...

RAN conducts ASWEX 25

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Four of Australia’s seven Anzac-class frigates sailed in formation off the Western Australian coast for ASWEX 25 this month. Their mission: to hunt Australian...

China’s exercise in intimidating Taiwan

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The Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) made its first deployment to the Western Pacific for 2025 and was a major unit in Tuesday’s...

UK leads NATO anti-sub force

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The UK is leading NATO’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Smart Defence Initiative, focusing on the rapid exploitation of maritime uncrewed systems to strengthen undersea surveillance...

US marine and sailors arrive in Darwin

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U.S. Marines and sailors have arrived in Australia’s Northern Territory to kick off the 14th annual rotation of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin...

China-Iran-Russia naval exercise

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On 10 March the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced that their task group participating in the China-Iran-Russia "Security Belt-2025" naval exercise arrived in the...

Operation Kitay – a story of what might have happened

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By Tim Coyle The military component commanders, senior staff officers, together with a select group of defence civilians and foreign affairs representatives settled into their...

Iranian training squadron visits India

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On 26 February it was announced by the Indian Navy that the Iranian Navy's training squadron, comprising the amphibious ship IRIS Lavan and the...