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Philippines to upgrade outposts in disputed South China Sea
Jan 15, 2024 (AFP)
Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the waterway, but relations sharply deteriorated recently over a series of incidents ...
U.S. Navy announces 4 new nuclear submarines, their sponsors
Jan 14, 2024 (UPI)
"Today's submarine force is the most capable force in the world and in the history of the U.S. Navy," Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said Monday in a new...
AUKUS expands reach into space with Northrop Grumman's DARC System
Jan 12, 2024 (SPX)
DARC stands as a testament to the growing importance of space in national and global security dialogues. By focusing on geosynchronous orbit, Northrop Grumman a...
Diving into nuclear submarines
Jan 12, 2024 (SPX)
Building a nuclear submarine program from scratch is anything but easy, but when they set out to do so, the Australian navy knew exactly who to turn to for expe...
Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania join forces to hunt Black Sea mines
Jan 11, 2024 (AFP)
The Russian navy mined Ukraine's Black Sea coastline in the early stages of its invasion nearly two years ago. Some of the mines have since been found in the wa...
China, US hold rival drills in disputed South China Sea
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
The drills follow tense standoffs between Beijing and Manila in disputed reefs that saw vessels from the two countries collide and Chinese ships blast water can...
China slams 'provocative' US moves in South China Sea as both sides conduct drills
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
Warships from China and the US conducted rival exercises in the sea this week amid heightened tensions involving US ally the Philippines. Beijing's People's Lib...
China holds navy, air patrols in South China Sea
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command a day before said a two-day deployment of its navy and air force, scheduled to end today, was ...
China, US announce military patrols in disputed South China Sea
Jan 03, 2024 (AFP)
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command said it had "organised naval and air forces to conduct routine patrols" in the sea from January ...
USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to return to Virginia
Jan 02, 2024 (UPI)
"DoD will continue to leverage its collective force posture in the region to deter any state or non-state actor from escalating this crisis beyond Gaza," the si...
Ukraine destroys Russian fleet ship in Crimea: air force
Dec 26, 2023 (AFP)
"Around 2:30 am (0030 GMT) on December 26, tactical aviation of the Air Force attacked with cruise missiles the Novocherkassk large landing ship of the Black Se...
Kremlin confirms Russian warship hit by Ukrainian strike
Dec 26, 2023 (AFP)
Ukraine said its air force destroyed the Novocherkassk landing ship, with President Volodymyr Zelensky joking on social media that the vessel had now joined "th...
Beijing warns Manila to 'act with caution' after maritime clashes
Dec 21, 2023 (AFP)
Wang said on a Wednesday call with Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo the two countries were "facing serious difficulties", blaming Manila for changing ...
China warns Philippines to 'act with caution' after maritime clashes
Dec 21, 2023 (AFP)
Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed Chinese ships blasting water cannon at Philippine boats this month and there was also a collision between v...
China urges Philippines to make 'rational choice' over maritime tensions
Dec 21, 2023 (AFP)
But Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos hit back later Thursday, vowing not to succumb to "coercion", insisting recent tense stand-offs in the disputed area h...
Yemen rebels vow to keep up Red Sea attacks despite US warnings
Dec 19, 2023 (AFP)
The flurry of drone and missile attacks by the rebels, the latest of which targeted two vessels on Monday, threaten to upend global trade flows, with major ship...
UK and Italy send warships to join Red Sea coalition
Dec 19, 2023 (AFP)
HMS Diamond is part of the Operation Prosperity Guardian task force seeking to deter attacks from Iran-backed Yemeni rebels on commercial vessels in the busy Ba...
Japan, ASEAN agree to boost maritime security cooperation
Dec 17, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, a vital trade corridor, and its increased deployment of vessels and other methods to assert its claims in disp...
British Navy to give Ukraine two minehunter ships
Dec 11, 2023 (UPI)
Defense Secretary Grant Shapps was set to announce the delivery of the two Sandown Class mine countermeasures vessels, or MCMVS, in London. "These minehunters w...
Putin unveils two new nuclear submarines
Dec 11, 2023 (AFP)
The Russian leader took part in a flag-hoisting ceremony in Severodvinsk on the White Sea where the "Krasnoyarsk" and "Emperor Alexander III" were built over th...
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