CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The Australian government has shortlisted German and Japanese shipbuilders for Australia's Sea 3000 frigate project, as Korean and Spanish contenders fell by the wayside.

Tokyo is stepping up its campaign to win a lucrative Australian naval contract by pledging to give "priority" to warship ...

Officers at the Bali Naval Base welcomed three French battleships and one vessel from Australia, which will remain docked at ...

CNS Luohe, the first ship of the Type 054B that has a hull number "545," was put into service at a military port in Qingdao, in the eastern China's Shandong province. The new warship has a ...

As Japan vies with Germany for a lucrative contract to build new frigates for Australia, Tokyo seems determined to learn from the past and avoid the mistakes made in its failed bid to sell ...

The two firms are the latest to add expertise gained on the UK’s Type 26 programme to Australia’s future frigates. The Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates have secured two significant new ...

CANBERRA--Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday criticized China for a “dangerous” encounter between Chinese and Australian warships but declined to say whether he had raised the issue ...

Armed and defense forces from Japan, the US, the Philippines and Australia have held a joint maritime exercise in the South China Sea. The four countries demonstrated their maritime cooperation for ...

The JMSDF chief praised the move as “a sign of the high trust and evaluation” of Japanese defense equipment.