JMSDF begins Indo-Pacific deployment 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...