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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...
DARPA selects teams to develop novel hybrid reef-mimicking structures
Jun 16, 2022 (SPX)
Despite previous efforts to implement storm mitigation solutions - including concrete breakwaters - damage due to storm surge and flooding continues to devastat...
'Like it or not', Britannia still rules part of Cyprus
Jun 12, 2022 (AFP)
"Morning your honour," the clerk said in English to the British judge, beginning another day at Her Majesty's Court in Waterloo Road, Dhekelia. In this part of ...
Australia agrees payout, ending France submarine spat
Jun 11, 2022 (AFP)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the French firm had agreed to a "fair and an equitable settlement" of 555 million euros (US$584 million) for Australia endi...
Australia lashes out after US nuclear subs plan revealed
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
Peter Dutton, who left office as defence minister a few weeks ago after his conservative coalition lost elections, disclosed his previously secret plans to choo...
Cambodia, China revamp naval base, stoking US fears
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
The Washington Post this week cited unnamed Western officials as saying the new facilities at Cambodia's Ream base -- strategically located on the Gulf of Thail...
Top US general says ending Black Sea blockade 'high-risk'
Jun 01, 2022 (AFP)
Milley, speaking in London on Tuesday ahead of stops in Finland and Sweden as they bid to join NATO, noted Black Sea shipping lanes were blocked by mines and th...
Kleos executes agreement with US Navy for maritime domain awareness exercise
Jun 01, 2022 (SPX)
Under the CRADA agreement, Kleos will provide its radio frequency (RF) geolocation data in realistic test scenarios to improve maritime domain awareness for rea...
China plans fresh military exercises in South China Sea
May 27, 2022 (AFP)
The exercises, set to take place in the sea less than 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) off the coast of south China's Hainan province, come as the United States leads...
As Ukraine war rages, NATO in show of force in the Med
May 24, 2022 (AFP)
"I want us to be as ready as we can possibly be," US Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw, commander of the Carrier Strike Group Eight, told reporters this week on a visit...
Albania's Soviet-era sub awaits its fate, refusing to sink
May 18, 2022 (AFP)
The fate of the Cold War submarine at the Pashaliman base -- from where Moscow once hoped to control the Mediterranean -- hangs in the balance as authorities re...
Australian minister says China spy ship route 'aggressive'
May 13, 2022 (AFP)
In the run-up to May 21 federal elections, with the government trailing in opinion polls, Defence Minister Peter Dutton has been warning voters not to trust the...
Ukraine uses Bayraktar UAV to sink Russian landing craft at Snake Island
May 07, 2022 (AFP)
Ukraine's defence ministry said in a statement an armed drone had destroyed a Serna-class landing craft and an missile defence system at the small island under ...
Russia struggles to turn Black Sea rule into amphibious attack
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
According to British intelligence sources, Russia operates around 20 warships in the Black Sea, although the numbers are static as Turkey, which controls the Bo...
AFRL technology makes new weapon for sinking ships a reality
May 01, 2022 (SPX)
An F-15E Strike Eagle released one modified GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, as part of this test, the second experiment in the QUICKSINK Joint Cap...
France's Thales charged over Malaysia sub deal as Russian allegations continue
Apr 26, 2022 (AFP)
The long-running case into alleged kickbacks was opened in 2010 and eventually caught up the former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak. Najib was defence mini...
NATO, Russia eye each other as both up forces in the Med
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
As Russian forces continue to pound Ukraine, the aim is "to show the Russians that the eastern Mediterranean is a NATO area," says lieutenant Johann, the aircra...
Lost warship dents Russian pride, navy capability
Apr 15, 2022 (AFP)
The Moskva sank on Thursday after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was a successful missile strike and Russia said was the result of exploding ammunit...
Ukraine says it hits strategic Russian warship in Black Sea
Apr 14, 2022 (AFP)
Even as Ukraine pushed to restart civilian evacuations ahead of a feared major offensive in the east, Russia claimed its own citizens were being targeted, accus...
Russian subs fire missiles in Sea of Japan amid Ukraine tension
Apr 14, 2022 (AFP)
The ministry announced two submarines off far eastern Russia, the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the Volkov, fired Kalibr cruise missiles from underwater at a tar...
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