Australia to counter India, China in Indian Ocean

[SpArK]

Oz to counter India, China in Indian Ocean
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PTI | 07:06 PM,Jun 22,2011



From Natasha Chaku Melbourne, June 22 (PTI) Australia today stepped up efforts to counter naval supremacy of India and China in the Indian Ocean as the strategic region gains importance as a seaway for oil shipped from the Middle East to Asia.Australian defence minister Stephen Smith announced that Canberra will undertake a Force Posture Review to assess whether Australian Defence Force (ADF) is correctly geographically positioned to meet Australia''s modern and future strategic and security challenges.Australia is reviewing the deployment of its military in response to a buildup in Asian countries such as China and India and the growing need to protect its natural gas resources off its northwest coast.


"All we ask in terms of a growth of military capacity is that one is transparent as to its strategic intentions," Smith told reporters.India and China are rapidly boosting their militaries, and Australia expects world powers will vie for naval supremacy in the Indian Ocean as it gains importance as a seaway for oil shipped from the Middle East to Asia.The review will be undertaken by Department of Defence and overseen by an expert panel made up of two renowned Australian national security specialists Allan Hawke and Ric Smith.



The results of the Review and the views of the Expert Panel will help provide a strategic context for the next scheduled Defence White Paper in the first quarter of 2014.According to official statement, the review will address the range of present and emerging global, regional and national strategic and security factors which require careful consideration for the future, including the rise of the Asia-Pacific as a region of global strategic significance. PTI


Oz to counter India, China in Indian Ocean, IBN Live News

 

[SpArK]

"It's not just the growth of China, it's the growth of India, which continues to be underappreciated."

The announcement came as the US Government revealed it would send its biggest-ever contingent of nine ships and submarines - including an aircraft carrier, 135 war planes and 14,000 military personnel - to northern Australia next month for exercise Talisman Sabre.

Australia's defence forces consider major shake-up, including relocation of barracks and closer US ties | Courier Mail

 

[Shinigami]

i may be wrong, but i think the aussie navy cant hold a candle against the indian or chinese navy, correct?

Indian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Royal Australian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[conworldus]

China's 052C destroyer and 054A frigate will own anything the Australian navy has.

 

[Roybot]

Unnecessarily hyping this issue once again.

India is not even mentioned in the local news here.

China's ascent may prompt shift of Defence bases

 

[Roybot]

China's 052C destroyer and 054A frigate will own anything the Australian navy has.

Hobart class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[UKBengali]

The Hobert class destroyers are more on the level of the current Type-052C+ that have been launched by China, although the AEGIS radar on it is likely to be better by a little than the Chinese counterpart. The future Type-052D will be an altogether different beast with around twice the number of SAMs as the Hobert Class.

Yes, both the Indian and Chinese Navies are/will be stronger than the Australian Navy but Australia is a small country with less than 20 million people!

 

[conworldus]

Hobart class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is not in service. The 052C is in service.

 

[Pak_Sher]

Just more hype by the Western Countries to boost weapon sales. India and China have no issues with Australia, so who is pushing the hype? Must be US Defense Supplier willing to sell mor FA-18s to Australia.

Though India won the World Cup but the Australian Navy needs to accept that.

 

[Roybot]

It is not in service. The 052C is in service.

yeah unless China attacks Australia by 2014 your argument is useless.

 

[pmukherjee]

We do not have any issue with Australia unless they cosy up with the Chinese. The Labor party is pretty close to the Chinese. Therein lies the problem.

 

[Tshering22]

We do not have any issue with Australia unless they cosy up with the Chinese. The Labor party is pretty close to the Chinese. Therein lies the problem.

Australia is miles away from our area of interest. Needless hype. Rudd needs to get a life.

 

[conworldus]

yeah unless China attacks Australia by 2014 your argument is useless.

What you said makes absolutely no sense to me.

 

[madooxno9]

Holy Cow ...Aussies threating CHINA.... lol....

Epic fail !!!

 

[great]

What you said makes absolutely no sense to me.

He meant that Australia will have that frigate by 2014.