Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won a fierce contest to build the Australian navy’s new fleet of warships, beating a bid from German rival ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Tuesday that cabinet had selected Japan’s upgraded Mogami frigate over the German MEKO A-200. The first three of the frigates are…
MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) – Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in drills with Iran and China in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The joint exercises, called “Maritime Security Belt – 2024”, will involve warships and aviation, the Russian defence ministry said in a…
India declined to join President Joe Biden’s “Operation Prosperity Guardian” security initiative for the Red Sea, but senior Indian Navy officials said they had dispatched ten warships on Monday to deter the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen and other pirates. “Indian warships are deployed all over the region to enhance surveillance and deterrence against the…
The MV Chem Pluto was struck by an Iranian-launched drone in the Indian Ocean, according to a Pentagon statement on Saturday. This strike took place even as a task force led by the United States attempts to address comparable issues in the Red Sea After an Israel-affiliated commerce vessel was struck off the Indian coast…