Maritime Security Oceania

Interdiction of one of two foreign vessels used for illegal fishing off Australia's Northern Territory, May 1, 2026
Launch of JS Sogei, a Taigei-class submarine of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force
Kaitaki
The Ro-Pax ferry Aratere aground near South Island, New Zealand
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The Australian Border Force Bay-class patrol boat ABFC Storm Bay in 2023 MarineTraffic com Sam Croft.jpg
Cutting of the first steel to be used in the construction of LCU 1714, the US Navy's fifth LCU-1700 class landing craft
The Royal Australian Navy Evolved Cape-class patrol boat HMAS (later ADV) Cape Hawke
The Marine Rescue NSW response boat Lake Macquarie 30 (representative photo only)
Christening ceremony of the US Navy Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship USNS Solomon Atkinson at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, May 2, 2026
The final Guardian-class patrol boat to be built by Austal. The vessel will be operated by the Maldivian Coast Guard.
Christening and commissioning ceremony of the Speartooth large UUV slated for the US military, May 1, 2026
The US Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS Idaho at her commissioning ceremony, April 25, 2026
The People's Liberation Army Navy Type 055D destroyers Dongguan (nearest to camera) and Anqing. Both ships entered service in March 2026.
Rendering of an SSN AUKUS submarine
USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship still afloat, sails past the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts during the latter's commissioning in Boston, March 28, 2026.
Port of Brisbane, Australia
The US Coast Guard heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star is seen moored ahead of deploying for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Seattle, November 20, 2025.
Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, right, transits with Philippine navy ships BRP Tarlac, left, and BRP Jose Rizal during a replenishment-at-sea rehearsal for Balikatan 23, April 15, 2023 in the Philippines territorial waters
Discovery 2 (photo date unknown)
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