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Monday, February 25, 2019
Diego Garcia Port
Navy

World Court Says U.K. Should Cede Control Of Islands Surrounding Diego Garcia

by Kamlesh Bhuckory (Bloomberg) The International Court of Justice said the U.K. should hand back to Mauritius control of an Indian Ocean archipelago

February 25, 2019
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Sunday, February 24, 2019
Sahand Destroyer. Photo: Iranian Army
Navy

Iran Fires Missile From Submarine In Gulf War Games

by Raissa Kasolowsky (Reuters) – Iran successfully tested a cruise missile on Sunday during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s state

February 24, 2019
Total Views: 86

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Navy

Why Will All US Navy Ships Start Flying The Union Jack?

A US Navy order released on Thursday directs all ships of the fleet to start flying the union jack. Not to be confused with the national flag of the

February 24, 2019
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Friday, February 22, 2019
China’s Navy Seeks New Islands to Conquer
Navy

China’s Navy Seeks New Islands to Conquer

by James Stavridis (Bloomberg) A Defense Department report warns that China’s military buildup is reaching the point where it can attempt to “impose

February 22, 2019
Total Views: 88

Sahand Destroyer. Photo: Iranian Army
Navy

Iran Conducts Large Scale 100 Vessel War Game

by Robin Pomeroy (Reuters) – Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf, which will feature its first submarine cruise

February 22, 2019
Total Views: 51

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Royal Navy Warship Upsets China
Defense

Royal Navy Warship Upsets China

by Andy MacAskill (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday admitted that talk by its defense minister of deploying a warship in the Pacific had complicated the

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 94

Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Despite Putin’s Swagger, Russian Navy Struggles To Modernize

by Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin calls improving the Russian navy’s combat capabilities a priority. The unfinished husks of three

February 21, 2019
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Thursday, November 8, 2018
KNM Helge Ingstad collision
Interesting

Norwegian Frigate Intentionally Grounded Collision with Oil Tanker

Update: AIS animation shows the collision between Sola TS and KNM Helge Ingstad. By Terje Solsvik and Ole Petter Skonnord OSLO, Nov 8 (Reuters) – An

November 8, 2018
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Saturday, November 3, 2018
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Navy

U.S. Navy Conducts Biggest Ever Japan Defense War Game

By Tim Kelly (Reuters) – U.S. fighter jets darted over the Western Pacific on Saturday as the nuclear powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier joined

November 3, 2018
Total Views: 102

Sunday, September 9, 2018
cache of more than 1,000 AK-47 automatic rifles
Navy

US Navy Seizes Aden Pirate Booty

MANAMA, Bahrain — The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham seized an illicit weapons shipment found aboard a stateless skiff in the international

September 9, 2018
Total Views: 58

mine explosion near countermeasures ship USS Scout
Navy

U.S. Navy Conducts Military Exercises in Gulf Amid Iran Tension

by Zainab Fattah (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy is conducting exercises this month to ensure its readiness to guarantee freedom of movement through Persian

September 9, 2018
Total Views: 114

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Russian Navy To Hold Drills Off Syria

by Tom Balmforth, Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Russia will begin a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense

August 30, 2018
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Friday, June 15, 2018
Chinese Jiangkai II class frigate
Defense

China Fire Missiles In South China Sea As Tensions Heighten

by Christian Shepherd (Reuters) – China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on

June 15, 2018
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Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Russian Navy Put On High Alert

  by Anton Zverev (Reuters) – Sources close to the Russian military said on Thursday that Russian naval forces in the Black Sea had been put on

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 72

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Navy

Top US Naval Analyst Warns Of A Looming Naval Disaster With China

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Early this month the House Committee on Intelligence held a panel to investigate China’s global plans for military

June 15, 2018
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Crouching Tiger Book by Peter Navarro
Navy

How the West Can Counter China’s Maritime Expansion

by Hal Brands (Bloomberg) In previous articles I’ve explored the changing nature of China’s challenge to U.S. interests and the existing

June 14, 2018
Total Views: 120

Sunday, June 10, 2018
China Overshadowing USA
Defense

China’s Naval Master Plan: A Military Threat In The Pacific And Beyond

(This is the first in a series of columns Bloomberg is publishing on China’s effort to supplant the U.S. as the world’s pre-eminent geopolitical

June 10, 2018
Total Views: 97

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
mooring line ops US Navy
Navy

U.S. Navy Weighs Passage Through Taiwan Strait

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) – The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials say, in a move that could

June 5, 2018
Total Views: 96

Monday, May 28, 2018
Undersea Memorial Markers
Navy

US Dedicates First-ever Undersea Memorial For Submariners

by Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) – Almost exactly 50 years ago, the USS Scorpion became the last U.S. submarine to be lost at sea when it disappeared while

May 28, 2018
Total Views: 66

Saturday, May 12, 2018
Plane Landing USS Gerald R. Ford
Navy

Navy Busts $12.9 Billion Spending Cap On Supercarrier

by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The US Navy’s costliest vessel ever just got pricer, breaching a $12.9 billion cap set by Congress by $120 million, the

May 12, 2018
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