Naval forces from Australia, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S. joined together in Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 2021 designed to strengthen multinational interoperability in the eastern Indian Ocean from October 15 – 18. All four participating nations have interests in the security, stability, and well-being of the Indo-Pacific region. Exercises like MPX refine their F-35 partnerships and maximize warfighting prowess like speed, precision, and lethality. (Read more...)