Two China Coast Guard cutters head off the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Cabra (PCG) On Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard successfully shepherded two supply boats past opposing Chinese vessels in order to deliver much-needed goods to the garrison at Second Thomas Shoal. The mission was an important success for the PCG and for the Philippine […]
Republic of Philippine Navy Assumes Command of Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force The Republic of Philippine Navy assumed command of a multinational counter-piracy task force during a change-of-command ceremony Aug. 21 at the U.S. Navy base here. Republic of Korea Navy Rear Admiral Ko Seung-bum turned over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 to Republic […]
Philippine Marine Corps Lt Col Gallaza and Commander Indo-Pacific Endeavour Air Cdre McCormack speak to media on board HMAS Canberra. Australian Defence Force Photo HMAS Canberra (L02) launched several MV-22B Ospreys in an air assault exercise off Palawan this week, commencing the first phase of the first-ever bilateral amphibious drill between the Philippines and Australia. […]
New Delhi: INS Vagir, an Indian Navy submarine, which is on an extended-range deployment since June will reach Fremantle, a port city in Australia on August 20, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. The submarine, which is the Indian Navy’s fifth Kalvari class submarine, based in Mumbai, was commissioned into the Indian […]
HMAS Parramatta arrives at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia to begin her Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrades. CANBERRA — As Australia awaits a critical review of its naval posture, international shipbuilding firms are already lining up their pitches to help build any new warships Canberra might deem necessary for its future fleet. So […]
China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analysed by The Associated Press. The work on Triton Island in the Paracel group mirrors construction on seven human-made islands in the Spratly group to the east which have […]
Effective anti-submarine warfare requires much more than submarines On the night of 31 May 1942, my grandfather was a young boy hiding under the kitchen table as Sydney went into a panic. The Pacific War, a distant thought to many Sydneysiders, had come home. The accommodation ferry HMAS Kuttabul had been torpedoed in Sydney Harbour […]
Not just another naval exercise: Malabar’s vital messaging US President Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘A good navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace’. Those poignant words were uttered in 1902 but they have a distinct relevance to the era in which we find ourselves now. In 2007, the […]
The WWII landing ship tank (LST) BRP Sierra Madre grounded on Second Thomas Shoal to defend Philippine claims. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard This week, the Chinese government claimed that the Philippines promised to remove a small outpost from Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed low-tide feature in the Philippine exclusive economic zone. The Philippine government denied […]
With the growing debate about the future constitution of the Navy’s surface fleet and speculation about major modernisation programs like the Hunter Class frigates gather pace, is it time to look at establishing a dedicated “militarised” Coast Guard to ease the burden on Navy and deliver better maritime security outcomes? As the largest island […]
