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Macron seals $4.9-bn French frigate deal in Sweden
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Sweden is racing to boost its defences after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with the Nordic country becoming a NATO member two years later. Macron and Swedish ...
Iran warns will attack US forces in Hormuz after Trump announces escort plan
May 04, 2026 (AFP)
Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran took effect on April 8, with Tehran's strangleh...
Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vessel
Mar 08, 2026 (AFP)
The crew had been treated at Karapitiya Hospital in the southern port city of Galle since Wednesday after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just outside Sri Lanka's t...
Macron to visit Cyprus as French warships deploy to counter Iran threat
Mar 08, 2026 (AFP)
Macron will meet his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Paphos to show "solidarity" and detail moves to "...
Trump rejects deployment of UK aircraft carriers to Gulf war
Mar 07, 2026 (AFP)
The United Kingdom "is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them...
Australia says Chinese military helicopter in 'unsafe' manoeuvres at sea
Mar 06, 2026 (AFP)
The defence ministry in Canberra said it has raised concerns with Beijing after the incident, which both governments said took place Wednesday over open sea bet...
US says it has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships
Mar 05, 2026 (AFP)
"We're now up over 30 ships (sunk), and in just the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship, roughly the size of a World War II aircraft carrier. A...
Second Iranian ship heading to Sri Lanka after submarine attack
Mar 05, 2026 (AFP)
Media minister Nalinda Jayatissa said the second Iranian warship was just outside Sri Lankan waters, but gave no further details. President Anura Kumara Dissana...
Nearly 150 missing after Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka
Mar 04, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's navy rescued 32 sailors from the frigate IRIS Dena but hopes were fading for 148 other sailors, the island's Foreign minister and defence officials ...
Hezbollah says targeted Israel's Haifa naval base after strikes on Lebanon
Mar 04, 2026 (AFP)
Israel carried out successive air raids for a second day on the south of the country as well some suburbs in its capital after issuing evacuation warnings to re...
France deploys aircraft carrier to Mediterranean over Iran war
Mar 03, 2026 (AFP)
"I have ordered the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, its air assets, and its escort of frigates to set course for the Mediterranean," he said in a televised ...
US to discuss base with Mauritius as UK returns islands
Feb 18, 2026 (AFP)
The State Department said it would hold three days of talks next week in the Mauritian capital Port Louis on the strategic base at Diego Garcia. The talks will ...
Lockheed Martin debuts Lamprey undersea mission vehicle
Feb 17, 2026 (SPX)
The company describes LampreyMMAUV as a plug and play platform that can attach to existing surface ships or submarines without requiring host modifications, rec...
Australia unveils initial US$2.8 billion for new nuclear subs facility
Feb 15, 2026 (AFP)
The AUKUS pact aims to arm Australia with a fleet of cutting-edge submarines from the United States and would provide for cooperation in developing an array of ...
Japan releases arrested Chinese fishing boat captain: media
Feb 14, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's fisheries agency seized the boat, later saying the captain had refused to comply with an order to stop for an inspection. China swiftly reacted, calling...
Japan seizes Chinese fishing vessel, arrests captain
Feb 13, 2026 (AFP)
The episode on Thursday off southern Japan came three months after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Japan would intervene militarily if Beijing soug...
Second US aircraft carrier to deploy to Middle East: reports
Feb 13, 2026 (AFP)
Washington and Tehran began indirect talks last week over the future of Iran's nuclear program, and Trump on Thursday warned of "very traumatic" consequences fo...
Trump sending second aircraft carrier to pile pressure on Iran
Feb 13, 2026 (AFP)
Trump has upped the military threat against the Islamic republic in the wake of Tehran's deadly crackdown by security forces on protests last month that rights ...
Japan's Takaichi says will 'steadfastly protect' territorial waters
Feb 09, 2026 (AFP)
"No one will come to the aid of a nation that lacks the resolve to defend itself with its own hands. We will steadfastly protect our nation's peace and independ...
DARPA taps Raytheon for new maritime defense system
Feb 06, 2026 (SPX)
Under the Pulling Guard program, Raytheon s Advanced Technology team will design, build and demonstrate a system that combines Electro-Optical and Infrared sens...
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