The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, commissioned the country’s two new Cape Class patrol boats on Sunday. The vessels were formally handed over by Austal in May this year and… Continue reading "Cape Class vessels TTS Port of Spain and TTS Scarborough commissioned into Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard"
Ukraine is set to buy a frigate from the United Kingdom as well as several more missile boats as part of a deal that was signed last week between the two governments.… Continue reading "Ukraine to Buy British Frigate, Missile Boats in $2.2bn Deal"
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Indian Navy (IN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) conducted the Singapore-India-Thailand Maritime Exercise (SITMEX) from 15 to 16 November 2021. This is the… Continue reading "Third Edition Of Singapore-India-Thailand Maritime Exercise Concludes"
Philippine Navy (PN) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships conducted a passage exercise (PASSEX) off of Subic, Zambales. The exercise took place on November 14, with participating units… Continue reading "Philippine & Japanese Navies Enhance Cooperation In Exercise"
Concurrent operations have concluded in the North and South Pacific aimed at tackling Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Operation Kurukuru was conducted in the South Pacific between the 23rd… Continue reading "Dual Fisheries Enforcement Operations Conclude in the Pacific"
The Pakistani Navy reported that on November 9, the first Type 054A/P frigate PNS Tughril, manufactured by the Chinese state shipbuilding corporation [CSSC], was delivered to the Pakistani Navy at… Continue reading "The Pakistan Navy Receives First Chinese-Manufactured Type 054 A/P Frigate"
On Friday, the German Navy frigate Bayern received a visit from Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi. The vessel, docked at Tokyo’s cruise terminal, is the first German military ship to… Continue reading "German Frigate Bayern Visits Tokyo"
The Pakistan Navy stated on November 5 that the fourth ship of the PN MİLGEM project, one of Turkey and Pakistan’s most important defense cooperation projects, was laid down at… Continue reading "The Fourth Ship Of The PN MİLGEM Project Is Laid Down At A Ceremony Held in Karachi"
Much has been made in recent years about fears of a supposed Chinese military base emerging in the South Pacific, on Australia’s backdoor. From Kiribati to Vanuatu, unsubstantiated reports of… Continue reading "Australia’s Defence Infrastructure in the Pacific: An Overview"
According to a statement released by the Nigerian Navy on November 3, a contract was struck with the Turkish Dearsan Shipyard for the purchase of two OPV 76 Class Offshore… Continue reading "The Nigerian Navy Purchases Two Offshore Patrol Vessels From Turkey"