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US nuclear engineer, wife get long jail terms in sub secrets plot
Nov 09, 2022 (AFP)
Jonathan Toebbe, 44, and his wife, Diana Toebbe, 46, pleaded guilty in February to conspiring to sell information related to naval nuclear propulsion systems. J...
Russian navy 'repels' drone attack on Crimea's Sevastopol port: official
Oct 29, 2022 (AFP)
"Today, starting at 04:30 am for several hours, various air defence systems in Sevastopol repelled drone attacks," Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said ...
Libya, Turkey sign defence deals after maritime spat
Oct 25, 2022 (AFP)
Dbeibah's administration posted a statement saying the deals included "implementation protocols for the security agreement" signed that year by authorities in T...
Lost 17th-century warship found in Sweden
Oct 24, 2022 (AFP)
Launched in 1629, "Applet" (The Apple) was built by the same shipbuilder as the famed 69-metre (225-foot) "Vasa", which is now on display in Stockholm after bei...
India successfully tests ballistic missile from submarine
Oct 14, 2022 (AFP)
The test of India's "nuclear deterrence capability" makes it one of six countries -- alongside the United States, Britain, Russia, France and China -- with nucl...
Northrop Grumman's new navigation capability approved for US Navy deployment
Oct 06, 2022 (SPX)
The U.S. Navy's Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) issued a formal determination that Navy ECDIS is "operationally suitable, operationally effecti...
US Navy's $13 bn carrier embarks on first deployment
Oct 04, 2022 (AFP)
The USS Gerald R. Ford -- which cost more than $13 billion -- will work with countries including Canada, France and Germany during a deployment that will includ...
NOMARS No Manning Required Ship Program set to build and test first ship
Sep 28, 2022 (SPX)
NOMARS took a clean-sheet approach to ship design, holding firmly to the requirement that there will never be a human on board the vessel while it is at sea - i...
Blaze-hit French nuclear submarine suffers new fire: officials
Sep 27, 2022 (AFP)
Around 90 firefighters were called to extinguish smouldering on board "La Perle" which is thought to have broken out in insulation "in a storage area used for f...
Contractor at heart of US Navy's biggest scandal flees house arrest
Sep 06, 2022 (AFP)
"Leonard Francis cut off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet Sunday morning," Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Omar Castillo told AFP in a statement. Widely known as...
First Turkish warship in over a decade docks in Israel
Sep 04, 2022 (AFP)
The TCG Kemalreis frigate was docked Sunday in the northern port of Haifa, headquarters of the Israeli navy, AFP reporters said. A spokesperson for the Israeli ...
Iran briefly seizes two US Navy drone vessels in Red Sea
Sep 03, 2022 (AFP)
The Iranian navy's "Jamaran destroyer encountered several American military unmanned research vessels on the international shipping route on Thursday while carr...
India unveils first homemade aircraft carrier, with eye on China
Sep 02, 2022 (AFP)
The INS Vikrant, one of the world's biggest naval vessels at a length of 262 metres (860 feet), will formally enter service after 17 years of construction and t...
Flagship UK aircraft carrier replaced for US visit after break down
Sep 02, 2022 (AFP)
HMS Prince of Wales, its newest carrier which was only formally commissioned into service in December 2019, broke down off England's south coast last week at th...
India to replace 'colonial' naval flag
Aug 31, 2022 (AFP)
The current ensign features a prominent cross of Saint George, the national flag of England and a legacy from India's nine decades as a crown dependency, which ...
Iran seizes, then releases US Navy drone vessel: Pentagon
Aug 30, 2022 (AFP)
The US Central Command's 5th Fleet said a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, the Shahid Baziar, was spotted towing the seven-meter...
Denmark to invest $5.5 bn in navy, build own ships
Aug 18, 2022 (AFP)
The Scandinavian country is ready to begin building its own warships, Defence Minister Morten Bodskov said, as he presented a partnership with industry actors. ...
4 British sailors rescued in Gulf of Aden: naval coalition
Jun 29, 2022 (AFP)
The navy destroyer "responded after Combined Maritime Forces... was notified of a distress call from the stranded mariners", the CMF naval coalition said in a s...
Canada sends 2 warships to Baltic Sea to bolster security
Jun 26, 2022 (AFP)
Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Kingston and Summerside set sail for a four-month deployment as part of "deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe" ...
Russian corvette violates Danish waters: Denmark military
Jun 17, 2022 (AFP)
The Russian vessel first crossed into the Danish waters north of the island of Christianso, south of Sweden, at 2:30 am (0030 GMT). "A few hours later, the same...
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