AUKUS

Australia Ambassador to U.S. Says AUKUS Deal Will ‘Project Power Further Up’ Through Indo-Pacific

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with HMAS Sirius (O 266) while Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain Sailors watch onward during a bilateral exercise with Royal Australian Navy HMAS Ballarat Strike Group, Oct. 10, 2021. US Navy Photo

The key reason Australia entered into a new security agreement with the United States and United Kingdom that includes building nuclear-powered submarines is “to project power...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/09/australia-ambassador-to-u-s-says-aukus-deal-will-project-power-further-up-through-indo-pacific

‘Quad’ Will Continue to Push Back Against Chinese Aggression in Indo-Pacific, Panel Says

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), Indian Navy Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D 55) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) transit the Bay of Bengal as part of MALABAR 2021, Oct. 12, 2021. US Navy Photo

The more China pursues its ambitions in the Indo-Pacific, the more the United States, Japan, India and Australia will do to push back against Beijing’s bullying, a panel of regional security experts...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/03/quad-will-continue-to-push-back-against-chinese-aggression-in-indo-pacific-panel-says

U.K. Royal Navy Strike Group Drilling with Oman, UAE in Middle East

Shabab Oman II and HMS Queen Elizabeth on Oct. 31, 2021. Royal Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – The United Kingdom Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG 21) is now in the Middle East to conduct engagements before returning home in December.

After concluding its participation in a maiden joint exercise with India last week, CSG 21 is in the Middle East to undertake F-35 exercises with Oman and the United Arab Emirates air forces in the Persian Gulf, according to a U.K. Ministry of Defence news release...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/u-k-royal-navy-strike-group-drilling-with-oman-uae-in-middle-east

Panel: Technical Pacts Like AUKUS Blunt China’s Edge in Pacific

Australian, Indian and U.S. ships sail past each other as fixed-wing aircraft from the India and U.S. navies conduct a flyover during Malabar 2020 on Nov. 20, 2020. US Navy Photo

Alliances like the Australia-United Kingdom-United States agreement that will supply the Royal Australian Navy with a nuclear submarine program bring allies together by sharing technology when faced with a competitor like China, an expert on South China Sea security issues said Thursday.

Michael Dahm, a retired naval...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/24/panel-technical-pacts-like-aukus-blunt-chinas-edge-in-pacific

Οι συνθήκες που ευνοούν τη ναυλαγορά των bulk carriers

Η πρόσφατη τριμερής συμφωνία Αυστραλίας, Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου και ΗΠΑ, γνωστή και ως AUKUS, μεταξύ άλλων εκκινεί και τις διαβουλεύσεις προκειμένου η Καμπέρα να αποκτήσει πυρηνοκίνητα υποβρύχια. Η AUKUS, συνεπώς, έρχεται να ταράξει επιπλέον τα ήδη ταραγμένα νερά στις σχέσεις Αυστραλίας και Κίνας, οι οποίες έχουν μεγάλο αντίκτυπο στο θαλάσσιο εμπόριο άνθρακα. Τα παραπάνω σημειώνει στο τελευταίο εβδομαδιαίο report η Intermodal.

Η απαγόρευση της Κίνας για εισαγωγή άνθρακα από την Αυστραλία από το Q4...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2021/09/23/oi-synthikes-pou-evnooun-ti-navlagora-ton-bulk-carriers/

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