Zhongye Island in the South China Sea. The Philippines’ new coastal station in the South China Sea serves as a base to monitor foreign vessels for the purpose of consolidating its illegal control of China’s Zhongye Dao (or Zhongye Island), as well as to cater to the interests of the US in the region, Chinese […]
The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship Mount Whitney is steaming toward the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Navy The U.S. 6th Fleet command-and-control ship Mount Whitney is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to support U.S. operations there, the Navy announced Wednesday, as tensions escalate in the region amid war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. […]
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) conduct a RAS in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 11, 2023. US Navy Photo Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has moved to extend the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and will move Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary closer to the Eastern […]
China has invested heavily to improve the capability of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). However, its amphibious warfare fleet remains insufficient for any major amphibious operation – such as an invasion of Taiwan – and so it would be forced to rely on commercial shipping. Chinese main battle tanks are seen being loaded aboard […]
Article in official PLA Daily newspaper highlights role of one of the country’s older frigates in collecting sonar data from foreign vessels. One commander says that collecting such information is now a ‘key task’ during regular training operations. The Chinese frigate Yancheng has been helping to collect data. Photo: China News Service The People’s Liberation […]
Camcopter S-100. Photo: Schiebel The Australian government has scrapped a major maritime drone deal with Schiebel the previous government approved. Schiebel representative Neil Hunter told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the negotiations to supply S-100 Camcopter to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are finished. “After the Defence Strategic Review, the decision was made to re-evaluate […]
Storm Shadow missile. Photo: MBDA The Ukrainian military has claimed a successful airstrike on a command complex for the Russian Black Sea Fleet at a site on the outskirts of Sevastopol. Video imagery from the scene confirms a strike on a bluff above the town of Verkhnosadove, about 12 miles northeast of […]
JS Izumo (DDH-183), destroyer JS Samidare (DD-106) and an Oyashio class submarine. JMSDF Photo Japanese naval units carried out antisubmarine warfare drills in the South China Sea on Monday while the U.S and Philippine navies conducted a joint sail in the South China Sea the same day. Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and […]
India is building military infrastructure on Mauritius’ Agaléga Island to increase its presence in the western Indian Ocean to confront China’s expansionism in the region. However, Pakistan has limited or no presence in the region. Over the last few years, a 10,000-foot runway, hangars and a jetty have been constructed on the island, which is […]
The US military is considering building a Taiwan-facing port in the northernmost islands of the Philippines, according to a report by Reuters, citing government and armed forces officials. 3 The new facility would reportedly allow Washington easy strategic access to the self-ruled island, which China considers a “breakaway province.” The proposed port in the Batanes […]
