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UK invests $4bn in nuclear-powered submarine project
Oct 02, 2023 (AFP)
The deals, which involve British companies BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Babcock, are part of the AUKUS military alliance between the United States, Australia an...
Philippines vows to remove future barriers at disputed reef
Sep 29, 2023 (AFP)
The remarks came after an aerial inspection of Scarborough Shoal on Thursday confirmed a 300 metre (328-yard) barrier that ignited the latest diplomatic row bet...
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine
Sep 28, 2023 (AFP)
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory, and has in the past year stepped up military and political pressure, ramping up the number of warplane incursio...
China, Saudi Arabia to hold joint naval drills next month: Beijing
Sep 28, 2023 (AFP)
The drills, dubbed "Blue Sword 2023", will take place in China's southern province of Guangdong in October, Beijing said. "This joint training focuses on overse...
Filipino fisherman chased by China coast guard in disputed waters
Sep 27, 2023 (AFP)
In a high-seas chase lasting several minutes, Satam tries in vain to outrun the faster boats in the hope of slipping inside the ring of reefs controlled by Chin...
China warns Philippines not to 'stir up trouble' over disputed reef
Sep 26, 2023 (AFP)
Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea has long been a source of tension between the countries. China seized the ring of reefs from the Philippines in 2012 an...
Philippine Coast Guard says 'successfully removes' barrier at disputed reef
Sep 25, 2023 (AFP)
The statement was issued hours after Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano vowed to take "all appropriate actions" for the removal of barriers instal...
Missiles strike Crimean port of Sevastopol for second consecutive day
Sep 23, 2023 (UPI)
Gov. Mikhail Razvozhaev reported on his Telegram channel that air defenses were activated and rocket debris fell near a pier outside the city at Sukharnaya Balk...
Three South African navy divers die off Cape Town
Sep 21, 2023 (AFP)
The incident occurred off the coast of the town of Kommetjie, as an army submarine en route to Cape Town staged a refuelling operation at sea. The operation inv...
Japan tells China to remove buoy from Tokyo's EEZ
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
"We have been lodging protests in both Tokyo and Beijing since Japan's coastguard in July found a buoy" in Japan's EEZ in the East China Sea, a foreign ministry...
Slipping smoothly through the sea
Sep 19, 2023 (SPX)
With the goal of overcoming the effects of drag, DARPA announced its Drag Reducing Architected Geometries (DRAG) program. The program seeks to create optimized ...
Indonesia hosts first-ever ASEAN military drills
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
ASEAN countries have participated in multinational defence drills before, but these are the first featuring just the bloc, which is battling perceptions of irre...
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visits submarine base as Ukraine war continues
Sep 17, 2023 (UPI)
The church leader, whose secular name is Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyaev, visited the base of the Submarine Forces of the Pacific Fleet, the press service for Ru...
Russian ships damaged in Ukrainian attack on Crimea: Moscow
Sep 13, 2023 (AFP)
Sevastopol port is home to Russia's Black Sea fleet. The city's Russia-backed governor said the attack caused a blaze and injured 24 people. Crimea, annexed by ...
Kim to be shown 'demonstration' of Russian Pacific fleet capability: Putin
Sep 13, 2023 (AFP)
"There is also a military component in Vladivostok, on the lines of the defence ministry, but it is simply to demonstrate the capabilities of the Pacific Fleet,...
Russia says Ukrainian missile strike in Crimea injured 24, damaged navy vessels
Sep 13, 2023 (UPI)
Sevastopol Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev said four of the injured were hospitalized in "moderately severe condition" and that emergency services were battling a blaz...
Taiwan says Chinese warplanes, carrier join Pacific drills
Sep 13, 2023 (AFP)
The batch of aircraft including fighters and drones were detected since 6:00 am Wednesday (2200 GMT Tuesday), Taipei's defence ministry said. Around 28 planes c...
Taiwan says Chinese warplanes join carrier in Pacific drills
Sep 13, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing, which views self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, has stepped up military and political pressure on the island in recent years a...
Taiwan sees China's most advanced carrier in service by 2025
Sep 12, 2023 (AFP)
China's sabre-rattling has intensified in recent years under President Xi Jinping, who has said the "reunification" of Taiwan must not be passed on to future ge...
Devices offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication
Sep 11, 2023 (SPX)
By expanding their battery-free system's communication range, the researchers have made the technology more feasible for applications such as aquaculture, coast...
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