Chinese fighter jets are targeting Australian aircraft able to detect submarines with risky air maneuvers. China is making efforts to strengthen its submarine fleet and access deep waters. Chinese aircraft interfering with Australian aircraft is reminiscent of Soviet Cold War-era harassment. Chinese fighter jets keep targeting Australian aircraft capable of finding and defeating submarines with […]
A U.S. Navy ship has been spotted this weekend off the coast of the North Myrtle Beach area. The USS Wasp is part of a group of ships that are conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean near North Myrtle Beach. The ship was spotted in Cherry Grove. The USS Wasp, which is out of Norfolk, […]
QINGDAO, China (AP) — One of China’s top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China on Monday that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. The 19th biennial meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium opened in Qingdao, […]
By Laurie Chen QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a show of military diplomacy that will be closely watched for signs of more engagement between China and the United States. The four-day event with delegations […]
Wet Works A report about a strange craft that appeared to defy both aerial and aquatic physics is apparently making a splash among the ex-military set. Tim Gallaudet, an oceanographer and former Naval rear admiral who served as the author of a March white paper about so-called “unidentified submerged objects” or USOs, told Fox News this […]
FILE – A Filipino port worker looks as the Japanese Ship Akebono (DD-108), a Murasame-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, prepares to dock for a goodwill visit at Manila’s south harbor, Philippines on Sept. 27, 2018. The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Indonesia has signed a contract with local firm PT PAL and France’s Naval Group for two Scorpene-class submarines, the latter business announced. The two companies will jointly build the boats under the deal, inked March 28. The Indonesian Navy’s future submarines are described as Scorpene Evolved Full LiB submarines featuring lithium-ion […]
KITTERY, Maine — A bright red, 110-foot tall steel structure capable of lifting 4,000 metric tons arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Monday. The lifting device was transported on a barge from Cianbro Corporation’s Modular Manufacturing Facility in Brewer, Maine, according to a shipyard press release. It was highly visible as it traveled down the Penobscot […]
Mar. 30—ROCKET CENTER, W.Va. — Northrop Grumman Corp. officials announced this week that an expansion will take place at the company’s Rocket Center facility as a result of a $178 million contract with U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command. The expansion is designed to meet global security demands and will include adding structures to the Naval […]
Naval mines could be a cheap but useful addition to Taiwan’s defenses. Experts have argued that for Taiwan to develop a “porcupine” strategy, and mines could be key. But they wouldn’t be a catch-all defense, and there are many difficulties to navigate when deploying mines. Facing an aggressive China that is willing to use force to […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said Tuesday. Footage aired by Chinese state television and a video released by the Russian navy showed the ongoing drill, known as “Marine […]
China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said. Footage aired by Chinese state television and a video released by the Russian navy showed the ongoing drill on Tuesday, known as “Marine Security Belt 2024″. China sent […]