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Danish strait closed over navy missile malfunction
Apr 04, 2024 (AFP)
The malfunction happened during a missile test on the Niels Juel frigate in the port of Korsor, west of the capital Copenhagen, which created the risk of a miss...
Russia appoints new Black Sea Fleet commander after Ukrainian attacks
Apr 02, 2024 (AFP)
Kyiv claims to have destroyed a third of Russia's vessels in the Black Sea since Moscow launched its offensive over two years ago, a major embarrassment and set...
Indonesia buys two submarines from France's Naval Group
Apr 02, 2024 (AFP)
The diesel-electric submarines, capable of carrying 18 torpedoes and missiles, will be built at the PT PAL shipyard in Indonesia, Naval Group said in a statemen...
Lou Conter, last living survivor aboard USS Arizona during Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
Apr 01, 2024 (UPI)
Conter died Monday morning while in hospice at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., according to his family and the U.S. Navy. Conter was a 20-year-old quartermast...
China says Philippine 'provocations' cause of South China Sea tensions
Mar 28, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing and Manila have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the strategic waterway and there have been repeated confrontations between their vess...
Ukraine says weekend attack damaged four Russian ships
Mar 26, 2024 (AFP)
The armed forces had said previously that an overnight attack from Saturday to Sunday damaged only two amphibious landing ships: the Yamal and the Azov. Accordi...
Neolithic Mariners: Unveiling the Mediterranean's Oldest Boats
Mar 25, 2024 (SPX)
The discovery comes from the Neolithic lakeshore village of La Marmotta, near Rome, Italy, where excavations unearthed five dugout canoes constructed from hollo...
Philippines says Chinese envoy summoned over 'aggressive actions' off reef
Mar 25, 2024 (AFP)
Deputy foreign ministers from the two countries later held a phone call in which China urged Manila to "pull back from the brink" and stop "provoking trouble at...
Pentagon identifies Navy sailor who died after going missing in Red Sea
Mar 25, 2024 (UPI)
The sailor was identified Saturday as 34-year-old Oriola Michael Aregbesola, of Miramar, Fla. He was an aviation machinist's mate 2nd class. The Pentagon said i...
Kyiv says 2 Russian ships hit in Crimea strikes
Mar 24, 2024 (AFP)
Ukraine's ally and neighbour Poland said a Russian cruise missile headed for western Ukraine breached its airspace overnight, after it had put its armed forces ...
Philippines says China attacks supply vessel with water cannon
Mar 23, 2024 (AFP)
The Philippine military released video of what it said was a nearly hour-long attack off Second Thomas Shoal in the contested South China Sea, where Chinese shi...
Australia, Britain vow AUKUS nuclear-powered subs will be built
Mar 22, 2024 (AFP)
Under the fledgling AUKUS deal, the two countries along with the United States have pledged to beef up their military muscle in a bid to counter China's rise. D...
Australia says BAE to build fleet of nuclear-powered submarines
Mar 21, 2024 (AFP)
Australia's Submarine Agency said BAE would produce the state-of-the-art vessels, which will be delivered from the early 2040s. The agency didn't reveal the exa...
UK and Australia sign new defence pact
Mar 21, 2024 (AFP)
UK defence minister Grant Shapps signed the agreement in Canberra with his counterpart Richard Marles, establishing a legal framework that makes it easier to ho...
Russia has replaced naval chief, state media confirms
Mar 19, 2024 (AFP)
The former commander of Russia's Northern Fleet Alexander Moiseyev has been appointed acting commander-in-chief, replacing outgoing Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, wh...
China says US has 'no right' to interfere in South China Sea
Mar 19, 2024 (AFP)
"The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to interfere in maritime issues that are between China and the Philippines," for...
Russia orders more firepower against Ukraine naval drones
Mar 17, 2024 (AFP)
"There must be training for personnel every day. Training on how to repel attacks from the air and by uncrewed boats," Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a ...
Huthis fire at ship off Yemen as they threaten wider campaign
Mar 15, 2024 (AFP)
The Iran-backed rebels have launched dozens of missile and drone strikes on shipping in the commercially vital seaway over the past four months. They say they a...
Dutch pick France's Naval Group for submarines deal
Mar 15, 2024 (AFP)
The decision is a boon for Naval Group, coming three years after it abruptly lost a major contract to build 12 Barracuda submarines for Australia. It also comes...
U.S. Navy to christen new fast-attack submarine USS Idaho this weekend
Mar 15, 2024 (UPI)
Construction began on the sub in 2017, and it will be the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine in the U.S. Navy. It's the fifth Navy ship to use the Idaho ...
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