Maritime Powers

  • Migrants ‘attacked’ at sea

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    Worrying new development for refugees. Migrants ‘attacked’ at sea between Greece and Turkey Athens (AFP) – Migrants trying to sail from Turkey to Greece are increasingly reporting being attacked by […]

  • China, Russia to hold drill in Sea of Japan

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    China and Russia will hold a naval exercise in the Sea of Japan in late August. China and Russia to Hold Military Exercise in the Sea of Japan By Ankit Panda […]

  • France ‘agrees warship compensation’

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    Warship deal resolved. Russia Mistral: France ‘agrees warship compensation’ France has agreed to pay compensation to Russia for cancelling the sale of two warships, a Russian official says. France stopped […]

  • Surveillance Keeps Pirates At Bay

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    Naval presence suppressing Somali pirates. Military Surveillance Keeps Somali Pirates At Bay By Allan Odhiambo Military incursions on and off-shore Somalia have helped end piracy attacks on key shipping routes […]

  • China: frigates converted to cutters

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    Jiangwei I class vessels used. China converting old frigates into coastguard cutters Andrew Tate, London – IHS Jane’s Navy International Work appears to be underway to modify a number of Type […]

  • China Stages Huge Military Drills

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    China’s defense ministry said the ongoing drills should not be “excessively interpreted.” China Stages Huge Military Drills in South China Sea Simone Orendain MANILA—China is holding a series of military […]

  • Indian Navy message to China

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    Delhi is showing its neighbour just how serious it is about its defence and the Indian Ocean. India sends China stern message with naval build-up NEW DELHI — In a […]

  • China to build new amphibious assault ship

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    M1 promises big things. China to build 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship: Kanwa To compete against the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, China is planning to build a new […]

  • Piracy-free oceans – myth or reality?

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    Can lessons from Somalia be applied elsewhere? Piracy-free oceans – myth or reality? By Zhou Bo Counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden could not have been more successful. No commercial […]

  • US Navy Needs More Ships

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    US Navy defends vital sea lanes. Navy Needs More Ships to Protect Sea Lanes, Retired PACOM Admiral Says By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy […]

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