SYDNEY (Kyodo) -- A Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate has made a port call in Western Australia as Japan bids for a contract to build Australia's new fleet of general-purpose frigates.
The Mogami-class frigate Noshiro arrived at the HMAS Stirling naval base near Perth on Australia's west coast earlier this week, the Australian Defense Department confirmed Thursday. The vessel made a port call at Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, from Feb. 28 to March 3, according to the MSDF.
