YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles on Friday toured a Japanese navy frigate of the same Japan-made model that Australia has chosen for its new fleet, as the two ...

Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday. Billed as one of Japan's biggest defence ...

SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan clinched a landmark A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) deal on Tuesday to build warships for Australia, marking Tokyo's most consequential defence sale since ending a military ...

In February 2025, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea, followed by Chinese aircraft carrier deployments to the western Pacific in June. Japan’s New ...

The Australian Government has opted for the upgraded Mogami-class frigate as the preferred platform for the Royal Australian Navy's new general-purpose frigates. Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy ...

HMNZS Te Kaha linking up with HMS Prince of Wales as Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG25) began operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (NZDF) In a bid to enhance its interoperability with the UK Royal Navy ...