China has outlined a first ever 'white paper' on military strategy that outlined a more robust posture for its blue-water navy, and warned of threats to its security from 'still smouldering' boundary disputes over land. The paper comes…
A fighter jet operated by Libya's military force backed attacked an oil tanker that was about to anchor in the northern city of Sirte, reports local media. Lt Gen. Saqr al-Garrouchi, the commander of Libya's Tobruk parliament and government-backed air force…
The U.S. Navy's next Virginia-class attack submarine will bear the name USS New Jersey, says AP reports. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony over the weekend in Jersey City, New Jersey, to announce that SSN 796…
About 10 Russian and Azerbaijani ships will take part in a joint naval exercise in the Caspian Sea for the first time; RIA Novosti cited the statement of Russia’s Southern Military District. 'The military officials of the countries reached…
Russia and China naval forces concluded their first-ever joint military exercise in the Mediterranean Sea this morning, according to an online news briefing from the Chinese Defense Ministry. The naval drill code-named “Joint Sea 2015”…
EU foreign ministers have agreed to launch a military mission against migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean. The decision allows European governments to move ahead with plans for a naval operation. European naval forces will intercept…
While France is seeking a way to cancel its contract to deliver two helicopter carriers to the Russian navy, Russia wants 1.163 billion euros ($1.32 billion) from France in compensation for nixing the deal. President Francois Hollande is…
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited the shipyard in Kiel and toured the ‘INS Rahav’ the fifth submarine due to be delivered to the Israeli Navy. INS Rahav is the fifth submarine expected to arrive in Israel in the coming year. The INS…
China has voiced “serious concern” over US plans for military air and sea patrols in the South China Sea. There has been reports that US official reportedly said that Washington was planning to send ships and aircraft to “assert freedom…
Philippine military will soon build naval base on the country’s western coastline, opposite the disputed Spratly islands, Reuters reported Armed Forces chief Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. as saying. 'We feel this is the number one priority because of the emerging security situation…
The European Union seeks U.N. authorization to deploy military force in the Mediterranean to stop migrant smugglers. EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini has pleaded for UN help to dismantle criminal groups smuggling migrants into the European Union…
Russian “joint maritime -2015 (1)” today (May 11) officially launched a joint military exercise, the exercise will continue until 21 May, reports Chinese state news agency Xinhua. It is the first time the two countries have held joint military…
The Turkish shipyard SEDEF has signed a contract with the Turkey's procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) for the design and construction of Landing Platform Dock (LPD) for the Turkish Navy. The 231-meter landing platform dock that is capable of carrying 1…
US has begun to wean Sri Lanka away from China’s maritime security net by incorporating Sri Lanka into their Indo-Pacific region maritime security program, says the Times of India. The US State Department said last Tuesday that United States…
Two Japanese warships arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to take part in the first naval drill between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea. The May 12 maritime safety exercise in the South China Sea near a disputed shoal claimed by China…
