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Axed French sub deal to cost Australia up to $5.5 billion
Apr 01, 2022 (AFP)
Last year Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tore up a submarine deal with France's Naval Group, instead opting for nuclear-powered alternatives as part o...
US, Philippines to hold their 'largest-ever' war games
Mar 22, 2022 (AFP)
Nearly 9,000 Filipino and American soldiers will take part in the 12-day war games on the main island of Luzon, which are usually an annual affair but were canc...
Australia plans to host US, UK nuclear subs
Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)
Morrison said his defence department would determine what was needed "to support the more frequent presence" of nuclear-powered submarines from the two ally nat...
Ukraine war threatens to upset delicate Black Sea equilibrium
Mar 05, 2022 (AFP)
With 240 crew and a helicopter on board, the Regele is due to depart next week for manoeuvres off Romania's coast and in international waters. "We are going to ...
Turkey blocks warships from Bosphorus, Dardanelles
Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)
"We have alerted both countries of the region and elsewhere not to pass warships through the Black Sea," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. "We are applyin...
Colombia, US announce joint exercises with nuclear sub
Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)
Earlier this month, Colombia accused Russia of "foreign interference" on its border with Venezuela where two left-wing guerrilla groups have been fighting deadl...
Military coalition announces Baltic Sea drills
Feb 22, 2022 (AFP)
The Joint Expeditionary Force said in a statement they would "shortly conduct an exercise demonstrating JEF nations' freedom of movement" in the strategic zone....
Egypt, France kick off military drills in Mediterranean
Feb 21, 2022 (AFP)
"Egypt and France are carrying out the 'Ramses 2022' naval and air exercises in the Mediterranean... which will last several days," army spokesman Gharib Abdelh...
Wife of US nuclear engineer pleads guilty in sub secrets plot
Feb 18, 2022 (AFP)
Diana Toebbe, 46, admitted taking part in her husband Jonathan Toebbe's plan to sell information on US nuclear submarines to an unidentified foreign buyer. Acco...
Australia, UK hail 'progress' on nuclear subs deal
Feb 17, 2022 (AFP)
US and British experts are now in Australia to advise on the project -- announced in September under a new Australia-Britain-US defence alliance, AUKUS -- they ...
US Navy engineer admits trying to sell nuclear sub secrets
Feb 14, 2022 (AFP)
Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty before a federal judge, more than four months after being arrested with his wife Diana Toebbe. In exchange for his guilty pl...
Its navy lost, Ukraine girds for Russian warship drills
Feb 12, 2022 (AFP)
"Our weapons are mostly designed to protect our state borders, not to wage war," the 32-year-old says as his boat bobs through grey mist enveloping the coast of...
Russian navy launches major Black Sea drills
Feb 12, 2022 (AFP)
"Over 30 vessels from the Black Sea fleet took to the sea from Sebastopol and Novorossiysk in accordance with the exercise plan," the Russian defence ministry s...
Sri Lanka arrests 21 Indians after clash with navy
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
A fast attack craft was damaged in the clashes on Monday night, the navy said in a statement, without giving further details. "As the Indian trawlers were attem...
Israel joins US-led Mideast maritime drill
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
The US navy said Tuesday that the 18-day biennial International Maritime Exercise (IMX) since Monday includes 50 vessels and 9,000 personnel from more than 60 e...
Israel cabinet green-lights submarine corruption probe
Jan 23, 2022 (AFP)
Netanyahu has not personally been accused of wrongdoing in the so-called "submarine affair", which concerns a multi-billion shekel deal to acquire naval vessels...
US announce naval exercises in Mediterranean
Jan 21, 2022 (AFP)
"Neptune strike 22 is going to run through February 4 and it's designed to demonstrate NATO's ability to integrate the high-end maritime strike capabilities of ...
Israel buys three military submarines from Germany
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
"The new submarines will upgrade the capabilities of the Israeli navy, and will contribute to Israel's security superiority in the region," Defence Minister Ben...
Iran, Russia, China to stage Indian Ocean war games
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
The announcement of the manoeuvres coincides with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's official visit to Moscow, where he said Tehran has "no limits for expanding ...
Three dead in blast on Soviet-era Indian warship
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
The blast occurred Tuesday in an internal compartment on the Soviet-built INS Ranvir, commissioned in 1986, according to the Indian Navy. "No material damage ha...
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