Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian government has shortlisted German and Japanese shipbuilders for Australia’s Sea 3000 ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a massive contract to build three new frigates for Australia’s navy. The deal is ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday to deliver the first three of a 10 billion Australian dollar ($6.5 billion) fleet of Japanese-designed warships, with the first ...

“Today, we are taking another step towards delivering a much larger and more lethal Navy, with stealth frigates that will reassure our allies and deter our adversaries,” Australian Minister for ...

The Australian Government is accelerating the delivery of a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet with the selection of the upgraded Japanese Mogami-class frigate as the preferred platform ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — 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 countries ...

Australia is awarding Britain’s BAE Systems a $26 billion contract to build a new generation of frigates, the British government said Thursday, as the Pacific nation undertakes an ambitious naval ...

Australia plans to replace its Anzac-class frigates with a new ship design, to be selected in 2025. (Gordon Arthur/Staff) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian government has shortlisted German ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday to deliver the first three of a 10 billion Australian dollar ($6.5 billion) fleet of Japanese-designed warships, with the first ...