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Part of the rationale for acquiring nuclear-powered subs is to counter China’s growing military influence. But the US navy still remains much more powerful than China’s.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants the country to be a global maritime power.
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There are limitations on the ground that may hinder the realisation of Jokowi’s grand vision of making Indonesia a global maritime power.
As part of Australia’s naval upgrade, construction of 12 future submarines will start around 2022-23.
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Compared to China’s naval ambitions, we seem slow-moving and complacent and lack the agility to keep up with the times.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason in the Suez Canal on Oct. 20, 2016, days after missiles were aimed at it from rebel-held areas of Yemen.
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Ship attacks near Yemen last October have implications for missile defence from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Romania to Japan.