RIMPAC ‘not aimed at China’
The sprawling Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise is not designed to counter or threaten China, according to the head of the U.S. Pacific...
RIMPAC exercise kicks off
Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel...
US Navy’s climate strategy tested
The US Navy conducted a war game Wednesday to assess how amphibious exercises in the Western Pacific will navigate the consequences of climate change,...
Maritime law-enforcement opportunity
By Anthony Bergin and Lee Goddard*
During the recent visit by Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles to Japan, the nations vowed to strengthen the interoperability of their...
1400 in Sea Explorer exercise
The amphibious Exercise Sea Explorer 2022 has come to an end.
The exercise was held at Cowley Beach in North Queensland from May 30 to...
Australian-Fiji maritime patrol
HMAS Ararat earlier this month completed a joint maritime patrol with Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Savenaca.
Ararat partnered with Savenaca while operating...
India and Indonesia in coordinated patrol
The 38th edition of India–Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between Indian Navy and Indonesian Navy was conducted from 13-23 June. The corvette INS Karmuk...
China and Vietnam in Gulf of Tonkin patrol
Chinese and Vietnamese naval forces completed the latest joint patrol of the Gulf of Tonkin on 23 June.
The Gulf is known as the...
Five RAN ships head for RIMPAC
Five Royal Australian Navy ships will set sail from Australia over the next three weeks for regional presence deployments throughout the Indo-Pacific region, the...
HMAS Adelaide and amphibious expeditionary training
Exercise SEA EXPLORER is the second of the three training activities in the annual SEA SERIES to hone and certify Australia’s Amphibious Force.
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