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Russia summons German ambassador over Berlin's new Baltic maritime headquarters
Oct 23, 2024 (UPI)
Moscow's foreign ministry on Tuesday said it told Ambassador Graf Lambsdorff that the headquarters "represents continuation of a creeping revision of the outcom...
Saudi, Iran in Sea of Oman war games: spokesman
Oct 23, 2024 (AFP)
The two Middle East rivals, which have long backed opposing sides in conflict zones across the region, severed diplomatic ties in 2016. However Shiite Muslim-do...
Japan and US kick off joint military drills
Oct 23, 2024 (AFP)
China's military build-up, and growing defence ties among Washington and its allies have raised fears of a conflict over self-ruled Taiwan -- which Beijing clai...
Russia summons German ambassador over Baltic Sea base
Oct 22, 2024 (AFP)
Berlin pushed back, denying Moscow's claim that the centre housing military personnel from Germany and its NATO allies violates the treaty that allowed Germany'...
Russian navy ships arrive in Myanmar for joint drills
Oct 21, 2024 (AFP)
Four corvettes and a logistics vessel from Russia's Pacific Fleet arrived at Thilawa port in Yangon on Sunday "to join the second Myanmar-Russia joint maritime ...
Germany opens NATO naval command centre on Baltic Sea
Oct 21, 2024 (AFP)
Led by Germany, the Commander Task Force Baltic will be "ready to direct naval operations in times of peace, crisis and war", said Defence Minister Boris Pistor...
Enabling autonomous naval warfare with off-the-shelf systems
Oct 21, 2024 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman, a leader in autonomous systems technology, has developed two key autonomous capabilities for smaller uncrewed aerial systems (UAS): Helix and ...
China says 'expelled' Japanese ship from waters near disputed islands
Oct 17, 2024 (AFP)
The uninhabited islands -- known as the Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan -- are claimed by Beijing but administered by Tokyo and are a frequent hotspot in b...
US, Philippines launch war games a day after China's Taiwan drills
Oct 15, 2024 (AFP)
The annual Kamandag, or Venom, exercises are focussed on defending the north coast of the Philippine's main island of Luzon, which lies about 800 kilometres (50...
US, Philippines launch war games after China's Taiwan drills, ship collision
Oct 15, 2024 (AFP)
The annual Kamandag, or Venom, exercises are focussed on defending the north coast of the Philippines' main island of Luzon, which lies about 800 kilometres (50...
Vietnam, China hold talks on calming South China Sea tensions
Oct 13, 2024 (AFP)
China is Vietnam's biggest trade partner, but the two countries share historic tensions including in the South China Sea, a waterway through which trillions of ...
Beijing conducts drills in E. China Sea; as issue dominates Asia summit
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said a naval fleet had taken part in a training to assess its collaborative combat capabilities. The mili...
Blinken at ASEAN meet condemns China's 'increasingly dangerous' sea moves
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
"We remain concerned about China's increasingly dangerous and unlawful actions on the South and East China Seas, which have injured people, harmed vessels from ...
Philippines challenges China over South China Sea at ASEAN meet
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
Li met the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at their gathering in Laos after a day of discussions dominated by the Myanma...
Sea row on the menu as ASEAN leaders meet China's Li
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet Li at their gathering in Vientiane after a day of talks among themselves dominated by the...
Russia, China hold joint navy patrol in the Pacific
Oct 08, 2024 (AFP)
The vessels "proceeded with manoeuvres" to practice anti-submarine tactics, it said. The patrol came after the two countries held joint military drills, as the ...
'Small' oil leaks detected in Samoa after NZ navy shipwreck
Oct 08, 2024 (AFP)
Dozens of sailors were rescued from the HMNZS Manawanui after it struck a reef on Saturday night, before catching fire and sinking south of Samoa's most populou...
Chinese navy tall ship docks in Sri Lanka despite research ban
Oct 08, 2024 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said China's Po Lang, a triple-masted tall ship with 130 crew, was given permission to dock in Colombo because it was "a trainin...
GomSpace provides update on Indonesian Marine Surveillance program
Oct 07, 2024 (SPX)
The company highlighted several milestones that mark significant progress toward the finalization of the contract. A commercial agreement was signed on December...
Philippines, South Korea agree to deepen maritime cooperation
Oct 07, 2024 (AFP)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos met in Manila and agreed to closer ties between their coast guards. Yoon sa...
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