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Thursday, July 15, 2021
ghost fleet overlord ship
Defense

Navy’s Second ‘Ghost Fleet’ Unmanned Ship Makes Long-Range Transit from Gulf to West Coast

A U.S. Navy “Ghost Fleet Overlord” unmanned vessel has completed a second long-range autonomous transit, traveling from the Gulf Coast to the West

July 15, 2021
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Navy

Coronavirus Breaksout Aboard Unvaccinated South Korean Destroyer On Piracy Patrol

By Sangmi Cha (Reuters) South Korea is sending a medical team to the Middle East to tackle a coronavirus outbreak on one of its ships on anti-piracy

July 15, 2021
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
U.S. Navy Admirals Change of Command
Navy

New Senate Report Says US Navy Puts Toxic Culture Over Seamanship

“China could never have dreamt up a way to do this much damage to the U.S. Navy,” U.S. Navy Pacific Command Staff by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) A

July 14, 2021
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Monday, July 12, 2021
China Claims it ‘Drove Away’ a US Warship on Anniversary of Tribunal Ruling
Defense

China Claims it ‘Drove Away’ a US Warship on Anniversary of Tribunal Ruling

BEIJING, July 12 (Reuters) – China’s military said it “drove away” a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the

July 12, 2021
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Blinken Says A South China Sea Attack Would Trigger War Treaty
Navy

Blinken Says A South China Sea Attack Would Trigger War Treaty

by Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) The United States on Sunday repeated a warning to China that an attack on Philippine naval forces in the South China Sea would

July 12, 2021
Total Views: 3966

Saturday, July 3, 2021
British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender in the Bosphorus Strait. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Navy

Russian Warplanes Practice Bombing Ships In The Black Sea

By Tom Balmforth (Reuters) – Russian warplanes practiced bombing enemy ships in the Black Sea during training exercises, Russia said on Saturday, amid

July 3, 2021
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Putin Hits Out At Black Sea ‘Provocation’
Defense

Putin Hits Out At Black Sea ‘Provocation’

By Henry Meyer and Jake Rudnitsky (Bloomberg) — President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of involvement in what he termed a “provocation” by a

June 30, 2021
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Evertsen frigate
Defense

Netherlands Says Russian Jets Harassed Frigate in Black Sea

AMSTERDAM, June 29 (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ defense minister said on Tuesday that Russian fighter jets armed with air-to-surface missiles had

June 29, 2021
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Monday, June 28, 2021
HMCS Harry DeWolf
Defense

Royal Canadian Navy Commissions New Arctic Patrol Ship

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has commissioned its first new ship in nearly 25 years. The ship, HMCS Harry DeWolf, is the first of six Arctic and Offshore

June 28, 2021
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British Royal Navy Ship Trent
Navy

Offshore Crimea – NATO to Start Black Sea Naval Drill

By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) – Ukraine and the United States will start a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the Black Sea and southern

June 28, 2021
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Friday, June 25, 2021
hms destroyer
Defense

Russia Warns UK and U.S. Not to Tempt Fate in Black Sea

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) – Russia warned Britain and the United States on Friday against “tempting fate” by sending warships to the Black

June 25, 2021
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
hms-defender-royal-navy-uscg
Defense

Did Russia Try To Bomb A Royal Navy Ship?

Moscow said it fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of the British destroyer HMS Defender. Are the claims true? By Guy Faulconbridge (Reuters)

June 24, 2021
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots at British Destroyer Off Crimea
Defense

Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots at British Destroyer Off Crimea

By Maria Kiselyova and Andrew MacAskill MOSCOW/LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the

June 23, 2021
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Virginia-class submarine
Navy

SNAFU – Over 1,600 Part Failures Aboard US Navy’s $166B Nuclear Submarines

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy has swapped more than 1,600 parts among its new Virginia-class submarines since 2013 to ease maintenance bottlenecks

June 22, 2021
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Monday, June 21, 2021
Adm. Linda Fagan Sworn In as USCG Vice Commandant, Becoming First Female Four-Star Admiral in Coast Guard History
Defense

Adm. Linda Fagan Sworn In as USCG Vice Commandant, Becoming First Female Four-Star Admiral in Coast Guard History

The U.S. Coast Guard has welcomed Adm. Linda L. Fagan as its new Vice Commandant. In doing so, she becomes the first female four-star Admiral in Coast Guard

June 21, 2021
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gerald ford shock trials
Defense

Watch: U.S. Navy’s New Supercarrier Undergoes Bolt-Rattling Shock Trials

The U.S. Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has completed its first scheduled “shock trials” in the Atlantic

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 7911

Wednesday, June 16, 2021
new-lcac-101-usmc-navy
Navy

New USMC Hovercraft Costs Skyrocket

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Textron’s $TXT construction of a new hovercraft for the U.S. Marine Corps, which had been plagued by propeller cracks, gear

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 5538

Saturday, June 12, 2021
Sahand Destroyer. Photo: Iranian Army
Navy

Are Iranian Warships Smuggling Weapons To Venezuela?

By David Wainer (Bloomberg) The U.S. is closely tracking an Iranian navy transport ship headed for the Caribbean — possibly Venezuela — and is

June 12, 2021
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Friday, June 4, 2021
NOAA Chart of the Gulf of Mexico
Environment

Gulf Of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Shrunk A Little

NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other

June 4, 2021
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UFO sighting USS Omaha
Navy

Those Are Not Aliens At Sea, U.S. Government Says

by Steve Gorman (Reuters) U.S. intelligence officials found no evidence that unidentified aerial phenomena observed by Navy aviators at sea in recent years

June 4, 2021
Total Views: 4744