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Saturday, February 26, 2022
France Arrests Russian Heavylift Ship Owned By Sanctioned Oligarch
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France Arrests Russian Heavylift Ship Owned By Sanctioned Oligarch

by Pascal Rossignol (Reuters) French sea police seized a ship on Saturday that authorities suspect belongs to a Russian company targeted by European Union

February 26, 2022
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Friday, February 25, 2022
USS Independence LCS
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Failing US Navy Warship Still Can’t Perform Mission

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy’s troubled fleet of Littoral Combat Ships has “not yet demonstrated the operational capabilities it needs

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 7822

Russian Navy Warship in Turkey
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NATO Cannot Stop Russian Warships From Entering The Black Sea

by Tuvan Gumrukcu (Reuters) Turkey, a NATO member, cannot stop Russian warships accessing the Black Sea via its straits, as Ukraine has requested, due to a

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 5344

Black Sea Insurance Rates Soar As NATO Fails To Protect Commercial Shipping
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Black Sea Insurance Rates Soar As NATO Fails To Protect Commercial Shipping

When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest US Navy or major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean. Now insurance rates soar as peacefull ships get

February 25, 2022
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
U.S. Navy Left The Black Sea Unprotected Allowing Russia To Invade Ukraine
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U.S. Navy Left The Black Sea Unprotected Allowing Russia To Invade Ukraine

As NATO scrambles to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a major exposed flank is the Black Sea. Despite a stated resolve to deter Russia, the

February 24, 2022
Total Views: 14889

Sunday, February 20, 2022
Chinese Navy's guided missile destroyer Taiyuan takes part in a naval parade. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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Australian Prime Minister Calls China Navy Incident an ‘Act of Intimidation’

By Michael Heath (Bloomberg) –Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison branded a Chinese navy vessel pointing a laser at one of his nation’s

February 20, 2022
Total Views: 4478

Saturday, February 19, 2022
Putin Leads Sweeping Nuclear Exercises From Land And Sea As Tensions Soar
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Putin Leads Sweeping Nuclear Exercises From Land And Sea As Tensions Soar

By Tom Balmforth and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Russian leader Vladimir Putin oversaw strategic nuclear exercises involving the

February 19, 2022
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USCG Laser Blinding
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Does The Chinese Navy Use Lasers To Blind Pilots?

by Kirsty Needham (Reuters) A Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military aircraft in flight over Australia’s northern approaches,

February 19, 2022
Total Views: 5004

Friday, February 18, 2022
MV-22B Osprey On Carrier
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US Navy Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Falls Short in Sea Reliability Tests

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy’s new version of the tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft designed for missions at sea isn’t yet “operationally

February 18, 2022
Total Views: 3886

Monday, February 14, 2022
Russian Navy Udaloy-class destroyer RFS Admiral Panteleyev
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Russian Navy Warns It Will Fire If Foreign Flagged Ships Intrude

by Maria Kiselyova (Reuters) A senior Russian military official said on Monday that Russia was ready to open fire on foreign flagged ships and submarines that

February 14, 2022
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US Navy Launches Massive Middle East War Games
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US Navy Launches Massive Middle East War Games

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy is currently conducting one of the largest maritime exercises in recent history, with more than 60 nations

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 3848

Sunday, February 13, 2022
Delaware SSN 791
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US Navy Denies Submarine Entered Russian Waters

by Vladimir Soldatkin (Reuters) The United States on Saturday denied that it had carried out military operations in Russian territorial waters, after Moscow

February 13, 2022
Total Views: 5044

Monday, January 31, 2022
Indian Navy Warship
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Here’s Why India Is Deploying A Lot More Warships

By Sudhi Ranjan Sen (Bloomberg) India is carrying out more warship patrols than ever before as concerns grow about the country’s ability to remain

January 31, 2022
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
Captain John Konrad, gCaptain Founder & CEO
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Editorial: Admiral, I Am NOT Ready For War

Today gCaptain received reports that the Pentagon began loading Military Sealift Command ships with tanks and heavy equipment. While we are unable to confirm

January 30, 2022
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
Russia To Relocate Naval Drills Outside Of  Ireland’s Economic Zone
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Russia To Relocate Naval Drills Outside Of Ireland’s Economic Zone

(Bloomberg)–Russia will relocate planned naval exercises to outside of Ireland’s exclusive economic zone, according to its ambassador in Dublin, Yuriy

January 29, 2022
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Plane Landing USS Gerald R. Ford
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Can The US Navy’s New $13 Billion Carrier Defend Itself?

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –The combat system for the Navy’s newest and costliest warship, the $13 billion Gerald R. Ford, “has yet to demonstrate

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 43156

HMAS Adelaide
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Dozens Test Positive On Australian Navy Relief Ship Headed To Covid-Free Tonga

By Ben Westcott (Bloomberg) Almost two dozen crew on board an Australian Navy ship on its way to provide relief to the Pacific island of Tonga have been

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 1767

Sunday, January 23, 2022
Old And New Super-carriers
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GE Haggles With Shipyard Over Unpaid US Navy Supercarrier Bill

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Four years after the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship was hobbled by a flaw in its propulsion system, prime contractor Huntington

January 23, 2022
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German Navy Vice Admiral Schönbach
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Germany’s Top Admiral Resigns After Praising Putin

By Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) Germany’s top naval officer resigned after comments he made about Russia, including a call to show respect toward

January 23, 2022
Total Views: 4487

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Tonga Relief Ships
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New Zealand Navy Steams To Tonga Amid Omicron Concerns

New Zealand said Tonga, one of the few countries to be free of the new coronavirus, has agreed to receive two of its ships carrying water

January 19, 2022
Total Views: 2827