Navy – Page 6 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

‘Britain’s deployment is not to be provocative,’ says defence sec as UK sends aircraft carrier and other warships towards China

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021By Editor

London has defended the UK’s decision to send a strike group, including its new £3 billion aircraft carrier, to the East Asia to visit allies and take part in exercises, claiming it is not being “provocative” towards China. … Read More >‘Britain’s deployment is not to be provocative,’ says defence sec as UK sends aircraft carrier and other warships towards China

Asia & Pacific

Indonesian submarine that went missing during military drills with 53 on board confirmed sunk – navy

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

An Indonesian submarine that went missing on Wednesday with 53 crew on board has sunk, the country’s navy has said, adding that there is no hope of finding any survivors. … Read More >Indonesian submarine that went missing during military drills with 53 on board confirmed sunk – navy

Asia & Pacific

‘Not anti-China’: EU defends plan to step up activity in Indo-Pacific region amid South China Sea tension

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The EU has defended a newly-unveiled plan to increase its activity in the Indo-Pacific region, insisting the measures are not targeted at China, despite rising international tensions over the South China Sea. … Read More >‘Not anti-China’: EU defends plan to step up activity in Indo-Pacific region amid South China Sea tension

Asia & Pacific

Duterte says he will send Philippines’ navy ships into South China Sea to ‘stake claim’ over oil resources

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The Philippines will send naval vessels into the disputed South China Sea in a bid to defend what it claims are its oil and mineral resources, President Rodrigo Duterte has said, in remarks he partly directed at China. … Read More >Duterte says he will send Philippines’ navy ships into South China Sea to ‘stake claim’ over oil resources

Russia

British warships set sail for Black Sea showdown with Russia, days after American sailors ‘cancel’ plan to chart course for region

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Two British gunboats will soon be cutting through the waters off the south coast of Russia, amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over troop deployments and NATO military activity on Russia’s border with Ukraine. … Read More >British warships set sail for Black Sea showdown with Russia, days after American sailors ‘cancel’ plan to chart course for region

World

Two British warships to head for Black Sea in May – The Sunday Times

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

According to the newspaper, one Type 45 destroyer armed with anti-aircraft missiles and an anti-submarine Type 23 frigate will peel off from the Royal Navy’s carrier task group in the Mediterranean and sail through the Bosphorus into the Black Sea . … Read More >Two British warships to head for Black Sea in May – The Sunday Times

Latin America

Brazil’s 3 armed forces chiefs to be replaced, govt says after defense & foreign ministers quit Bolsonaro’s cabinet

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021By Editor

The commanders of Brazil’s Army, Navy and Air Force will be replaced, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement, just 24 hours after the country’s defense and foreign ministers resigned from the cabinet. … Read More >Brazil’s 3 armed forces chiefs to be replaced, govt says after defense & foreign ministers quit Bolsonaro’s cabinet

Asia & Pacific

North Korea’s Kim Appoints New Navy, Air Force Chiefs in ‘Generation Shift’ in Army

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for tougher discipline within the army and appointed new chiefs of the navy and the air force as he chaired an enlarged meeting of the central military commission, state media reported on Thursday. … Read More >North Korea’s Kim Appoints New Navy, Air Force Chiefs in ‘Generation Shift’ in Army

Asia & Pacific

Philippines to strengthen its naval presence in another sign of rising tensions in South China Sea

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The Philippines’ new military chief says Manila will increase naval forces to protect fishermen after China tells its coast guard to fire on boats in territorial waters it claims. … Read More >Philippines to strengthen its naval presence in another sign of rising tensions in South China Sea

Middle East

Iran’s Navy unveils 340 new missile firing speedboats as Tehran looks to increase influence in the Persian Gulf

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021By Editor

Iran’s latest homegrown military hardware, capable of cruising at 90nots/h, was unveiled in front of the armed forces top brass on Monday amid a buildup of foreign naval assets in the Persian Gulf. … Read More >Iran’s Navy unveils 340 new missile firing speedboats as Tehran looks to increase influence in the Persian Gulf

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