Defense

ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Turkey called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that could

TAIPEI, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine

In the last hour several media outlets worldwide began reporting that Turkey closed the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits to Russian ships, but, Reuters is now

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

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

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

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

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

By Polina Devitt, Gleb Stolyarov and Natalia Zinets MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military has suspended

By Natalia Zinets and Aleksandar Vasovic (Reuters) Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday in the biggest attack by one state against

By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) – The United States Navy and security partners will patrol Middle East waters with 100

SYDNEY, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Australia’s prime minister said on Monday a Chinese naval vessel that pointed a laser at an Australian

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

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

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

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

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James on Thursday offloaded approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $1.06

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Friday, President Biden warned that Russia could attack Ukraine “any day now” and “the United States together with

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

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