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China's New Catapult-Equipped Amphib Heads Out on Sea Trials
The PLA Navy's new flat-deck amphibious assault ship Sichuan has departed shipyard for sea trials, barely two years...
Read More >>At Manila Dialogue, Contemplating UNCLOS Rights and China's Might
[By Euan Graham] Last week’s Manila Dialogue demonstrated that the Philippines is far from cowed or i...
Read More >>Iran Seizes Foreign-Flagged Tanker in Gulf of Oman
Independent maritime security firm EOS Risk Group reports that Iran has seized a foreign-flagged tanker in the Gulf of O...
Read More >>Report: U.S. Military Destroys 20th Suspected Drug Boat
The U.S. military has killed another four suspects in its new airstrike campaign against suspected smuggling boats off L...
Read More >>U.S. Coast Guard Tails Russian Spy Ship Just 15 Miles Off Hawaii
Late last month, a Russian spy ship approached to within a few dozen cable lengths of U.S. territorial seas off the coas...
Read More >>Op-Ed: A "Night Court" for the U.S. Navy's Administrative Overload
[By Lt. Chris Rielage] Time is our critical resource now. The Navy knows that we have a few scant years before we fac...
Read More >>Japan May Follow South Korea's Path in Seeking Nuclear Submarines
Prompted by the recent agreement between the United States and South Korea for the latter to acquire nuclear-powered sub...
Read More >>P-8 Poseidon Buildup Strengthens NATO's Grip in the North Atlantic
The delivery of the German Navy's first P-8A Poseidon aircraft on November 7 marks a significant strengthening...
Read More >>Diego Garcia Legislation Postponed Until 2026
The British government has confirmed that the next stage of the legislative process to enact the UK's agreement to h...
Read More >>Russia Suspends Red Sea Base Plans as Sudan War Rages
Russia claims to have suspended its plans to establish a naval base in Sudan, ending its hopes for a presence “eas...
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