PREMIUM OPINION: Indian Ocean – the dragon’s new swimming hole
The Indian Ocean region is hotting up as an arena for great power competition, as China boosts its presence there.
Naval Warfare
Bangladesh Coast Guard to receive new vessels amid expansion
Bangladeshi naval shipbuilder Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSY) launched the first of three large IPVs for the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) on 23 May.
Sonar Bangla with pennant number P204 was built using Chinese-supplied material packages. It is a variant of the five-ship Padma class of Chinese provenance that KSY built ...
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