Jakarta, Jan. 29 -- Officers at the Bali Naval Base welcomed three French battleships and one vessel from Australia, which will remain docked at Benoa Port in Denpasar, Bali province, for the week.

Head of the Indonesian Navy's (TNI-AL's) Information Office, Commodore I Made Wira Hady Arsanta Wardhana, said that the navy organized welcoming ceremonies for the four ships to strengthen military ties with France and Australia.

In a statement released in Jakarta on Wednesday, he disclosed that the three French frigates arrived in Bali on Tuesday (January 28, 2025).

They are FNS Forbin (D620), led by Captain Aurelie Leiuffre; FNS Provence (D652), under the command of Captain Lionel Siegfried; and FNS Alsace (D656), which is under Captain Je...