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18 Indonesian fishers plead guilty for operating illegally in Australian waters

One of two Indonesian vessels seized by Australian authorities for illegal fishing off Western Australia in April 2024

Eighteen illegal fishers from two Indonesian vessels recently pleaded guilty to fisheries offences reported in Australian waters in April 2024. In separate incidents throughout the previous month, Australian authorities located, intercepted, and apprehended two Indonesian vessels fishing illegally in Australian waters. One of the vessels initially attempted to evade authorities, with the other located hiding […]

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Four-nation maritime cooperative activity concluded in Philippines’ EEZ waters

Naval vessels from the Philippines, the US, Australia, and Japan participate in a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the Philippines' EEZ waters in the South China Sea, April 7, 2024.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the US Indo-Pacific Command, the Australian Defence Force, and the Japan Self-Defence Forces successfully conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the waters west of the Philippines on Sunday, April 7, the AFP said in a statement....

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | November 23 – Philippine and Australian naval patrol vessels, a RIB workboat for a US law enforcement operator and a police boat for Samoa

The Philippine Navy, the Samoa Police Service, and a law enforcement agency in the US state of Pennsylvania take delivery of new vessels while a future Royal Australian Navy patrol ship is launched into the water for the first time. Philippine Navy acquires two additional fast attack craft The Philippine Navy has taken delivery of […]

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Australian government establishes submarine procurement office

The Australian government has established a new office that will be responsible and accountable for the management and oversight of the acquisition of nuclear-powered sub ..

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Australian authorities join search for missing Chinese fishers in Indian Ocean

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is coordinating the search for a Chinese fishing vessel in a remote location in the Indian Ocean about 5,000 kilometres no ..

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Royal Australian Navy patrol boat Wollongong retires from service

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) decommissioned the Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong in a ceremony at HMAS Cairns on Thursday, December 8. The patrol boat, which ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Kuursi – Australian Army watercraft to support border protection operations

The Australian Army has christened a new specialised littoral watercraft that will be deployed at Far North Queensland’s Thursday Island by the army reserve’s 51st Ba ..

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OPINION | The Philippines could be Australia’s most important defence partner in Southeast Asia

Which country is Australia’s most important defence partner in Southeast Asia? I’m guessing not many readers of The Strategist would put the Philippines at the top of ..

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OPINION | Australia must do more to secure the cables that connect the Indo-Pacific

In January, the UK’s defence chief, Tony Radakin, warned that Russian submarine and underwater activities were directly threatening subsea cable systems. There’s spe ..

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OPINION | Australia and Japan should lead the way in maritime law enforcement training

During the recent visit by Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles to Japan, the nations vowed to strengthen the interoperability of their armed forces amid shared con ..

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