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Huthi rebels say attacked US aircraft carrier in Red Sea
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
The Huthis said in a statement that they targeted the USS Harry S. Truman and several accompanying warships in the northern Red Sea as part of a "military opera...
Iran unveils spy ship during major war games: state media
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
"The country's first signals intelligence ship, named Zagros, is added to the Navy's combat operations," state TV reported. The Iranian-made vessel is equipped ...
NATO Baltic leaders set to boost security after cable 'sabotage'
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
They are expected to announce a NATO patrol mission monitoring activity "below, above, and on the sea surface", researcher Iro Sarkka of the Finnish Institute o...
NATO launches Baltic Sea patrols after suspected cable sabotage
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
Several telecom and power cables have been severed with experts and politicians accusing Russia of orchestrating a hybrid war against the West as the two sides ...
NATO Baltic leaders seek to boost security after cable 'sabotage'
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
They are expected to announce a NATO patrol mission monitoring activity "below, above, and on the sea surface", researcher Iro Sarkka of the Finnish Institute o...
Philippines alarmed by Chinese ships moving closer to shore
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing claims most of the South China Sea despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis. The Philippines said China's deployment this m...
Biden announces aircraft carriers will be named for Clinton, Bush
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
"The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W. Bush (CVN 83) will begin construction in the years ahead," Biden said in a statement is...
Sweden to send three ships, aircraft to NATO's Baltic patrol mission: PM
Jan 12, 2025 (AFP)
Several subsea telecom and power cables have been severed in the Baltic Sea in recent months in incidents that experts and politicians say are part of hybrid wa...
Manila deploys coast guard ship to counter China patrols
Jan 12, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling that went against it, and there have been frequent clashes or tense s...
NATO to send two ships to Baltic Sea after cable cuts: Finnish FM
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
On December 25, the Estlink 2 electricity cable and four telecom cables linking Finland and Estonia were damaged, just weeks after other Baltic Sea cables were ...
Germany charges three with spying on naval tech for China
Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)
The three German nationals, named only as Herwig F., Ina F. and Thomas R., were accused of "having worked for a Chinese intelligence service", said the federal ...
Philippines recovers suspected Chinese submarine drone
Jan 02, 2025 (AFP)
Three fishermen found the drone on Monday around nine kilometres (six miles) off the coast of San Pascual in Masbate province, a police report said. The Philipp...
Gun from Navy ship that fired 2nd Pearl Harbor shot may move to museum
Dec 31, 2024 (UPI)
Gun #3 of the USS Ward, which fired a round at a Japanese midget submarine and sank it outside the Hawaiian harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, about an hour...
NATO to boost military presence in Baltic after cables 'sabotage'
Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)
On Christmas Day, the Estlink 2 submarine cable that carries electricity from Finland to Estonia was disconnected from the grid, just over a month after two tel...
Japan FM raises 'serious concerns' over China military buildup
Dec 25, 2024 (AFP)
On his first visit to China since becoming Japan's top diplomat earlier this year, Iwaya told Wang that Tokyo was "closely monitoring the Taiwan situation and r...
Japan FM raises 'serious concerns' over China military activity
Dec 25, 2024 (AFP)
Iwaya also told Wang Yi in Beijing that "Japan is closely monitoring the Taiwan situation and recent military developments", a Japanese foreign ministry stateme...
US, Chinese ships at Cambodia bases as Washington navigates diplomatic currents
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
The United States has said the Ream naval base could grant China a strategic position in the Gulf of Thailand, near the disputed South China Sea, which Beijing ...
13 dead after Indian navy speedboat rams ferry off Mumbai
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
Videos posted by Indian newspapers -- apparently filmed by some of the passengers on the crowded ferry -- showed the open speedboat cruising through the waters ...
'Top Gun' Tom Cruise accepts U.S. Navy's highest civilian award
Dec 17, 2024 (UPI)
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro bestowed the award to Cruise during a formal ceremony held Tuesday in London, England, the Navy announced in a press relea...
Feds approve proposed $300M upgrade of South Korean naval destroyers
Dec 17, 2024 (UPI)
The military equipment deal would modify MK 99 fire control system cabinets and update Weapon Direct System software on South Korea's KDX-II class destroyers, t...
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