Mark Esper, the Secretary of Defense, recently suggested a plan to increase the number of hulls in the United States Navy. In his opinion, a fleet of 355 ships or… Continue reading "US Navy Rearrangement – Do Fewer Carriers Mean More Versatility?"
With tensions rising across the Taiwan Straight and in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the biennial Keen Sword 21 Exercise has just commenced on 26th October and is set to… Continue reading "US and Japan Kick Off Exercise Keen Sword 21"
The Hellenic Navy minehunter HS Kallisto was cut in two in a collision with a container ship today. The collision occurred off the coast of Piraeus, in the Saronic Gulf.… Continue reading "Greek Minehunter Cut In Two In Collision With Cargo Ship"
While operating in the Arabian Gulf Area, British Royal Marines based on HMS Montrose boarded an unidentified vessel by speedboat. Their discovery: 450kg of Crystal Meth valued at nearly £100… Continue reading "Royal Marines Seize £100 Milion Worth of Drugs in Raid"
The Nave Andromeda, a Greek owned, Liberian-flagged, oil tanker under sail from Lagos, Nigeria, was last night the subject of a dramatic UK Special Boat Service (SBS) opposed boarding operation… Continue reading "Special Boat Service Seize ‘Hijacked’ Tanker in UK Waters"
The United States’ State Department is pushing for an arms deal with Greece, offering the sale of four frigates with three of them to be co-produced in Greece, according to… Continue reading "United States Approaches Greece With Frigate Co-production Offer"
The United States State Department approved Romania as a potential buyer of its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) coastal defense system, according to an announcement by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency… Continue reading "State Department Clears Romania For Naval Strike Missile Purchase"
While embarked on an overseas trip to Indonesia and Vietnam, that is expected to run between 18th and 21st October, the newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his… Continue reading "Japan and Vietnam Reach Agreement on Arms Exports to Vietnam"
Beijing once again rises the tensions between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. In a bold speech to People’s Liberation Army Marines Corps in Chaozhou, Xinhua, President Xi Jinping… Continue reading "‘Focus On Preparing For War’ – Says China’s Xi Jinping"
India’s first locally-made aircraft carrier, the future INS Vikrant, is set to begin initial Basin Trials for its equipment and systems this month after an initial delay caused by the… Continue reading "India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier The Vikrant Begins Basin Trials"