US 7th Fleet Washington: The US State Department on Sunday condemned China’s aggression against the Philippines in the South China Sea where it blocked Filipino manoeuvres with water cannons. “The United States reaffirms an armed attack on Philippine public vessels, aircraft, and armed forces— including those of its Coast Guard in the South China Sea—would […]
China Coast Guard drives away Philippine vessels intruding into waters of China’s Nansha Islands In response to the Philippines’ accusation toward China on the latter’s expelling of Philippine vessels around China’s Nansha Islands, China Coast Guard (CCG) on Monday criticized the Philippines for disregarding China’s repeated dissuasion and warnings and said that its recent intrusion […]
New Delhi: The latest edition of the Malabar exercise is all set to commence in the Australian waters from August 11-21 that will see the participation of the United States, Japan, India and Australia. Australia is also the host for this mega event which is being hosted there ‘for the first time’. The ten-day exercise […]
The so-called “dry combat submersible,” a mini submarine for ferrying SEALs around, reached initial operating capability last month, according to the sub’s manufacturer. Photo: Lockheed Martin The latest secretive underwater vehicle for delivering Navy SEALs to mission destinations achieved initial operational capability late last month. The so-called “dry combat submersible” is a sort of mini-submarine […]
China Coast Guard drives away Philippine vessels intruding into waters of China’s Nansha Islands China ‘fully prepared’ for any possible situations around Ren’ai Reef Manila should have strategic autonomy ‘rather than being used by foreign forces’ As China and the Philippines have been quarrelling over the Philippines’ illegal transportation of construction supplies to China’s Ren’ai […]
The Philippines on Sunday condemned China Coast Guard latest string of incidents in the disputed waters, the third incident this year where they used water cannons against its vessels heading for a resupply mission of its men in the West Philippine Sea. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard Commodore Jay Tarriela, the spokesperson of the Philippine Coast […]
ROCKINGHAM, Western Australia (Aug. 4, 2023) – USS North Carolina (SSN 777) docked at HMAS Stirling, a naval base in Western Australia, today following participation in Talisman Sabre 2023. This marks the first visit by a Virginia-class submarine to the country since the leaders’ announcement of the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) Optimal […]
Corvettes are not an option for Australia 3 Aug 2023|Rowan Moffitt Several recent articles, including one last week by the US Studies Centre’s Peter Dean, have promoted the need for corvettes for the Royal Australian Navy. They merit a response. Dean writes that the defence strategic review calls for an enhanced lethality surface fleet and […]
Philippine Navy bilateral Exercise Lumbas has drawn to a close in Subic Bay, with Anzac Class frigate HMAS Anzac taking part during a regional presence deployment that began in April. The crews of Philippine Navy ship BRP Conrado Yap and Anzac joined for the five-day exercise, which was a valuable opportunity to train together. […]
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA – U.S. and Australian officials laid the groundwork to host more U.S. forces in Australia, officials from both countries said on Saturday. Deepening that long-standing cooperation through the further “operationalization” of the alliance was a key focus of the 33rd Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) meeting in Brisbane, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny […]
