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  • ‘irresponsible’

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    China was “irresponsible” and “unhelpful” during the near-collision of a US warship and a Chinese naval vessel, the US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has said. Hagel: China warship action ‘irresponsible’ […]

  • RN landing craft collides with Ferry

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    The crash between the craft from HMS Raleigh and the Cremyll Ferry happened at about 10:00 GMT on Thursday near Mayflower Marina at Stonehouse, Plymouth. Royal Navy landing craft collides […]

  • ‘hollowed-out’ armed forces

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    Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton, said this would mean being left with “exquisite” equipment but without the personnel needed to use it. Top general warns over […]

  • Second drugs bust in four days

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    CTF 150 has intercepted a second suspected drug smuggling vessel, seizing 8kg of methamphetamine based substances within just 96 hours of the CMF largest ever interception of amphetamines. HMAS Melbourne […]

  • Training With Tanzanian Navy

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    During their recent port visit to Dar Es Salaam, EU Naval Force Spanish OPV, ESPS Tornado, conducted training with a team from the Tanzanian Navy. EU Naval Force Warship ESPS […]

  • US ship’s crew refused bail

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    An Indian court has turned down bail for the crew of a US-owned ship who were arrested in October on charges of illegally possessing weapons. US ship’s crew refused bail […]

  • Pirates abduct Greek and Ukrainian

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    Pirates have attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped its Ukrainian captain and a Greek engineer, Greek coast guard officials said on Tuesday. Pirates abduct […]

  • Abe’s nationalist aims

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    Many on the left believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s increased defence spending is him using the threat from China to pursue his own nationalist dreams. Japan’s military revolution hints at […]

  • Call for border controls move to Dover and Folkestone

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    Philippe Mignonet, deputy mayor of Calais, said Britain was becoming a “magnet for illegal immigrants”. He said transferring border controls from Calais to Dover and Folkestone would solve the “British problem”. […]

  • China confirms US warship near-collision

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    China says one of its warships “encountered” a US vessel, confirming US reports of a near-collision in the South China Sea earlier this month. It has been described as the most […]

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