ANDREW GREENE: US Indo-Pacific commander Samuel Paparo visits Canberra, warns US needs more naval power

The top military commander for the United States in the Indo-Pacific has flown into Canberra for high-level talks just days after warning his nation needs more naval firepower in the region to match an “increasingly aggressive” China. Sources have told The Nightly that Admiral Samuel Paparo, who is soon due to finish up as the Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in Hawaii, flew into Australia on Sunday from Fiji. His visit comes just days after a representative of INDOPACOM told a closed-door defence gathering in Canberra that Australia should give “early” notice if it won’t support future US military…