Navy chiefs from Australia, India, US and Japan: (L-R) Vice Admiral Akira Saito, Rear Admiral Christopher Smith of Australia, Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and US Vice Admiral Karl Thomas. The navy’s most powerful class of warship, the destroyer HMAS Brisbane, is headlining Australia’s contribution, along with the landing ship HMAS Choules, a Collins class submarine, a surveillance aircraft, helicopters and F-35 fighter jets. The Quad leaders may not have made it to Sydney but warships from the Australian, US, Indian and Japanese navies are putting on a show of unity amid growing regional tensions with China.Īustralia for the first time is hosting Exercise Malabar, the Indian navy’s flagship war games, with exercises to be conducted over the next 10 days off Sydney and the NSW south coast.
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