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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Ships from Russia's Baltic Fleet arrive in Cuba.REUTERS/Stringer
Defense

Russian Warships Make Routine Visit To Cuba

By Nelson Acosta HAVANA, July 27 (Reuters) – Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as

July 27, 2024
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Photo of Antony Blinken during his diplomatic visit to Loas
Defense

Blinken Chides Beijing’s ‘Escalating Actions’ At Sea, Concerned Over Taiwan

By Simon Lewis VIENTIANE, July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized Beijing’s “escalating and unlawful

July 27, 2024
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Sea Trials at sunset in the Atlantic ocean of a new Virginia class submarine
Defense

Australia Signs $1.4 Bln Deal To Upgrade Navy Submarines

SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned

July 27, 2024
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SOUTHCHINASEA-PHILIPPINES. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Defense

Philippines Completes First South China Sea Resupply Mission Since Deal With Beijing

MANILA, July 27 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Saturday completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its

July 27, 2024
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Friday, July 26, 2024
Photo of a large Russian landing ship underway
Defense

Finland Suspects Russian Vessel of Territorial Violation

COPENHAGEN, July 26 (Reuters) – Finland suspects a Russian vessel violated the Nordic country’s territorial waters on Friday, the

July 26, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Jan 26, 2022) — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro participates in a media interview during a shipyard tour at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., Jan. 26, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

Navy Secretary Launches $50 Million Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative (M3) aimed at revitalizing the maritime industrial base

July 23, 2024
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The decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Dubuque smokes after taking a direct hit with a missile during long-planned, live fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11, 2024. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Perla Alfaro
Defense

RIMPAC 2024: Decommissioned Navy Ships Sunk in SINKEX Drills

Ships and aircraft successfully sank the decommissioned USS Dubuque (LPD 8) and USS Tarawa (LHA 1) this month during a SINKEX exercise at RIMPAC 2024. The

July 23, 2024
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China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
Defense

Pentagon to Bolster Response to China and Russia’s Heightened Interest in the Arctic

By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) — The US will expand its military readiness and surveillance in the Arctic given heightened Chinese and Russian interest

July 23, 2024
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Sunday, July 21, 2024
Russia Conducts Navy Drills In White Sea
Navy

Russia Conducts Navy Drills In White Sea

MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – Russian warships conducted training drills in the White Sea to convoy and defend a caravan of ships, state-run TASS news

July 21, 2024
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Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Defense

China, Philippines Agree On ‘Provisional’ South China Sea Resupply Arrangement: Manila

MANILA, July 21 (Reuters) – The Philippines and China have “reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement” for resupply missions

July 21, 2024
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Saturday, July 20, 2024
Smoke rises from a fire following an Israeli air strike in Hodeidah. Houthi Media Centre/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

Israel Strikes Yemeni Port City In Reply To Houthi Drone Attack

By Galit Altstein and Mohammed Hatem Jul 20, 2024,(Bloomberg) –Israel struck targets around the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, retaliating

July 20, 2024
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
A view of Port Chicago Pier 1 on 18 July 1944, one day after the explosion that took the lives of over 300 Sailors at Port Chicago Naval Magazine. (U.S. Navy/National Park Service)
Defense

U.S. Navy Exonerates African-American Sailors Wrongfully Punished Over 1944 Port Chicago Explosion

The U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, has announced the full exoneration of the remaining 256 defendants of the 1944 Port Chicago general and

July 18, 2024
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
A DoD-contracted driver transports humanitarian aid across the Trident Pier before entering the beach in Gaza May 19, 2024. U.S. Army Photo
Defense

U.S. Military Ends Gaza Pier Mission

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that its mission to install and operate

July 17, 2024
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Monday, July 15, 2024
A flight operating crew member signals a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier in Southern Red Sea
Defense

‘Ike’ Returns Home After Nine-Month Deployment

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on July 14, 2024, following a historic nine-month

July 15, 2024
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Sunday, July 14, 2024
The Marlin Luanda pictured January 27, 2024, in the Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Defense

Yemen’s Houthis Conduct Military Operations In Gulf Of Aden

CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis said on Sunday they had conducted two military operations, one in the Gulf of Aden and one in

July 14, 2024
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French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Defense

EU Naval Mission Says It Destroyed Aerial Drone In Gulf Of Aden

ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) – The EU naval mission protecting ships crossing the Red Sea said that its frigate Psara had destroyed an unmanned aerial

July 14, 2024
Total Views: 811

Russian corvette enters the port of Zhanjiang during the Joint Sea-2024 China-Russia naval exercise. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Navy

Chinese And Russian Naval Forces Hold Joint Operation In Pacific

By Bloomberg News Jul 14, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Chinese and Russian naval forces recently conducted another round of joint exercises, according to

July 14, 2024
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Thursday, July 11, 2024
USCGCC Kimball (WMSL 756) conducts flight operations while underway in the North Pacific Ocean Sept. 26, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Encounters Chinese Military Ships in Bering Sea

The U.S. Coast Guard encountered multiple military ships from the People’s Republic of China in the Bering Sea over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the

July 11, 2024
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A DoD-contracted driver transports humanitarian aid across the Trident Pier before entering the beach in Gaza May 19, 2024. U.S. Army Photo
Defense

U.S. Military to Shut Down Humanitarian Pier Operation in Gaza

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza, which has been hampered by bad weather and aid

July 11, 2024
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Defense

Maritime Unions Call on NATO to Boost Merchant Marine Investment

A coalition of maritime unions from NATO member states has issued a joint statement urging the alliance to increase investment in the merchant marine, which is

July 9, 2024
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