The Norwegian Coast Guard christens the newest addition to its patrol fleet as construction is underway on frigates for the Brazilian and Indonesian Navies and a new class of US Army landing craft. A Turkish firm secures a contract for the build and delivery of surface combatants to the Royal...
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Turkish firm to build littoral mission ship trio for Royal Malaysian Navy
Turkish defence technology company STM has been selected for the construction of three littoral mission ships (LMS) in a series for the Royal Malaysian Navy. All three of the ships will be built in Turkey with STM as the prime contractor responsible for all phases of the project from design to...
Boat collision leaves three dead, 18 injured in Perak, Malaysia
Police officials in Malaysia have reported the deaths of three people as a result of a collision between two passenger boats off the coast of north-western Perak state on ..
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Japan’s New Defense Minister Looking to Improve Country’s Defense Posture Amid Chinese Aggression
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH 183) and U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) sail in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28. US Navy Photo
As Japan’s new defense chief, Yasukazu Hamada plans to improve Japan’s defense posture and capabilities, he said Wednesday.
The Chinese military’s recent activities, combined with their lack of transparency regarding national defense policies and military capabilities, have...
Royal Malaysian Navy takes delivery of final Keris-class littoral mission ship
The Royal Malaysian Navy took delivery of a new littoral mission ship built by the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group of China. The future KD Rencong is the final one of ..
U.S. Navy Wraps Up Drills With Partners in Philippine Sea, Strait of Malacca
Sailors transit the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) after debarking a CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRM) 30, Dec. 1, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The U.S Navy this week completed exercises in the Philippine Sea with multilateral partners and an exercise with Malaysia in the Malacca Strait.
The multilateral ANNUALEX exercise hosted by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force concluded on Tuesday....
U.S. Begins Exercise Off Japan with Canadian, German and Australian Navies
Fifteen ships from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, German Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX), Nov. 21. U.S. Navy Photo
KUALA LUMPUR – Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the United States are conducting naval drills in the Philippine Sea off the southern coast of Japan for the next week.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force exercise, known as ANNUALEX 2021, began on Sunday and will continue through...
Chinese Air Force Fly 16 Aircraft Through Malaysian Airspace in Large-Scale Exercise
Royal Malaysian Air Force Photo
KUALA LUMPUR – Sixteen aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army Air Force conducted a large-scale transport formation exercise over the South China Sea near Borneo on Monday and entered the airspace of Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) said in a statement today.
RMAF said its radar station in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak detected the aircraft on Monday at 11:53 a.m. local time and that the aircraft were in a...
Chinese Navy to Help with Recovery of Indonesian Sub Wreck
PLAN Ocean Salvage and Rescue Ship Yongxing Dao-863
KUALA LUMPUR – China has dispatched three ships to Indonesia to assist in the salvaging of the Indonesian attack submarine KRI Nanggala (402). Two ships – the People’s Liberation Army Navy Ocean Tug Nantuo-195 and PLAN Ocean Salvage and Rescue Ship Yongxing Dao-863 – arrived on scene May 3 and the third ship, scientific research vessel Tan Suo 2, is expected to arrive today.
Beijing had earlier made an offer to Indonesian Defense Minister...
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Royal Malaysian Navy to get additional locally-built interceptor craft
Malaysian media has reported that the country’s navy is set to receive an additional 13 interceptor boats in a series for use in maritime security missions in shall ..