Australia, India, Japan, and US launch MALABAR 21 Phase II exercise
Maritime forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States began Phase II of Exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 11.
Maritime forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States began Phase II of Exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 11.
The French Navy signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship Dupuy de Lôme (A759) conducted a rare transis through the Taiwan Strait. This information was provided by French minister of the armed forces, Florency Parly, during a hearing at the French Senate.

South Korean company LIG Nex1 started research and development (R&D) on a new passive sonobuoy in August 2021…
The flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale), aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, went back to sea in late September following a three-month long maintenance period.

A Russian Navy Caspian Flotilla surface action group has fired Kalibr-NK (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missiles against coastal targets during an exercise
According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD)’s budget request for FY2022 announced on August 30, 2021, the budget includes the cost to modify the Lockheed Martin SPY-7 radar in order to operate it at sea…
On September 29-30, a representative from Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) provided data on the MEKO A-300 class frigate design…
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of twelve MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters for an estimated cost of $985 million. The ‘Romeos’ would likely replace the six MRH90 ‘Taipan’ currently in-service with the Royal Australian Navy.
Two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups were joined by JMSDF’s helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and a Royal Navy’s carrier strike group to conduct multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 3.
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