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Sunday, August 11, 2024
USS Wasp in Cyprus amid rising tensions in the Middle East REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
Defense

USS Wasp Docks In Cyprus, Could Assist Civilians If Mideast Tensions Flare

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. amphibious assault ship has docked in Cyprus as part of a pre-arranged visit, but could be used to

August 11, 2024
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Saturday, August 10, 2024
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) detected and followed a Russian Federation Vishnya-class naval vessel Monday, August 5, south of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Tracks Russian Naval Vessel Near Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard says it located a Russian Federation Vishnya-class naval vessel south of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The vessel was detected by the crew

August 10, 2024
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A view of cable ship CS Dependable at a port in Taichung
Defense

MARAD To Divert Critical Maritime Security Funding to DEI Initiatives

Under the direction of Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Department of Transportation has embarked on a course of action that jeopardizes two of America’s

August 10, 2024
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Black Sea Oil & Gas Midia
Defense

Ukraine Says It Hit An Offshore Gas Platform Used By Russian Forces

KYIV, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s navy and military intelligence have attacked and damaged a former offshore gas platform

August 10, 2024
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Friday, August 9, 2024
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20), a polar-class ice breaker, transits Southeast Alaskan waters Nov. 24, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Presence Goes Up in Smoke As Icebreaker Healy Suffers Fire

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – U.S. Coast Guard presence in the Arctic has taken another hit. Icebreaker USCGC Healy suffered an engineering compartment

August 9, 2024
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IRGC Navy receives new missiles, drones, and other naval equipment on August 9, 2024. Photo shared by Iranian state-owned new network Press TV.
Defense

Iranian Guards’ Navy Gets ‘Highly Capable’ New Missiles

Aug 9 (Reuters) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that its navy has new cruise missiles equipped with highly explosive warheads

August 9, 2024
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) looks at reporters during a press conference following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
Defense

Senators Introduce Bill to Counter Chinese Maritime Threat

Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Rick Scott (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan Strategic Port Reporting Act, aimed at countering the

August 7, 2024
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Sunday, August 4, 2024
Chinese militia vessels spotted at Sabina Shoal in South China Sea
Defense

China Coast Guard Monitors Philippine Patrol Boats In Sabina Shoal

BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said it was monitoring Philippine patrol and fishing vessels that have gathered around the

August 4, 2024
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Saturday, August 3, 2024
Ships of Chinese Coast Guard are seen near Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shi You 981 in the South China Sea
Defense

Vietnam Sends Coast Guard Ship To Philippines For Joint Training

By Nguyen Xuan Quynh (Bloomberg) —Vietnam said it has sent a coast guard delegation to the Philippines for joint training between the two Southeast

August 3, 2024
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USS Zumwalt Destoryer underway in the winter
Navy

Billions for EV Charging Stations, Pennies for Warships: Will The US Dollar Sink The Navy?

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Near the start of his term, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was appropriated $7.5 billion to install hundreds of EV

August 3, 2024
Total Views: 4489

USS Abraham Lincoln transits Suez Canal
Navy

U.S. To Send More Warships, Fighter Jets To Middle East 

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle

August 3, 2024
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Russian Navy's diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don sets sail in Istanbul's Bosphorus.
Defense

Ukrainian Military Says It Sank Russian Submarine

KYIV, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Saturday that it had sunk a Russian submarine and damaged an S-400 anti-aircraft missile system

August 3, 2024
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Valor Ignored: Pete Buttigieg’s Shameful Neglect of US Sailors Under Fire
Navy

Valor Ignored: Pete Buttigieg’s Shameful Neglect of US Sailors Under Fire

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain OpEd) Naval experts have called the battle in the Red Sea the most intense naval combat the US Navy has faced this century.

July 30, 2024
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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
Total Views: 6002

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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