National Security Advisor Richard O’Brien announces feasibility study to base FRCs in American Samoa to combat Chinese aggression
The German Government recently formulated the interests, principles and central areas of German policy in the Indo-Pacific region. The new guidelines are also a contribution to a possible European Union (EU) overall strategy for the region, the country’s Ministry of Defense stated on September 2.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) D’Entrecasteaux-class multi-purpose vessel “Champlain” has been deployed to assist with pollution control efforts in Mauritius linked with the ongoing oil spill of MV Wakashio.
In May, the Hamburg air defense frigate will first took part in a missile live-fire exercice off the Norwegian coast. From the beginning of June,
France’s Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, presented the new version of the document of reference on French defense in Indo-Pacific: “France and security in the Indo-Pacific” during the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue.
