Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha is joining the UK Carrier Strike Group as it transits the South China Sea en route to a major international defense exercise.
Austal USA has been awarded its first steel vessel construction contract by the United States Navy, a US$145 million (~A$198.5 million) build of two Towing, Salvage, and Rescue ships (T-ATS 11 and 12).