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October 15, 2021, by Fatima Bahtić The Royal Australian Navy has reported that three crew members of the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter are safe after ditching their helicopter in the Philippine Sea during a routine flight overnight. The ill-fated aircraft was operating from HMAS Brisbane as part...

I think many have this question at the back of their minds, "Why can't our local shipyards not also build Naval Vessel for the armed forces or coast guard". It's a bit long read, but feel free to skip to page 51 and start from there to get a better understanding. I don't really know if the...

US Navy Christens 32nd Littoral Combat Ship Santa Barbara The U.S. Navy today christened its newest Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), during ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Xavier Vavasseur 16 Oct 2021 Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke performed the...

The first POM OPV for the French Navy being towed from Saint Malo to Boulogne sur Mer for final outfitting at Socarenam shipyard. Picture by Albatros Lines Navigation (LinkedIn account). Socarenam Launches First POM OPV For French Navy French shipbuilder Socarenam launched the first ship in a...

Kongsberg Awarded to Contract to Deliver US Marine Corps Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Protech Systems USA to deliver remote weapon systems (RWS) as part of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) program. The indefinite...

WASHINGTON-Agence France-Presse U.S. special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months, risking the ire of China, a Pentagon official said on Oct. 7. A contingent of around 20 special operations and conventional forces has been conducting the training for less...

BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AMERICAS OCT 05, 2021 8:28 PM GMT+3 The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is seen at its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, U.S., April 13, 2016. (AP Photo) The United States has lost dozens of informants around the world over the past several years, a report...

US general: Afghan collapse rooted in 2020 deal with Taliban WASHINGTON-The Associated Press Senior Pentagon officials said on Sept. 29 the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August could be traced to a 2020 U.S. agreement with the Taliban that promised a complete U.S...

PH Army has new public affairs chief By Priam Nepomuceno September 28, 2021, 10:28 am Philippine Army Public Affairs Office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army) MANILA – The Philippine Army (PA) has a new public affairs office chief, Col. Xerxes Trinidad...

Duterte ‘concerned’ over AUKUS nuclear submarine deal By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos September 28, 2021, 2:57 pm President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has raised concern over the new trilateral security pact among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the...

PH, Australian navy ships hold maritime exercise By Priam Nepomuceno September 27, 2021, 10:33 am (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Navy) MANILA – Navy ships of the Philippines and Australia over the weekend held maritime exercises aimed at "promoting peace and stability" in the region. The...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asahi-class destroyer JS Shiranui took part last week in an air defense exercise with the French Navy (Marine Nationale) off New Caledonia, a French territory comprising dozens of islands in the South Pacific. Xavier Vavasseur 23 Sep 2021 A French...

Failed Sudan coup attempt contained: Ruling council member KHARTOUM Sudanese authorities have contained a failed coup attempt and the situation has been brought under control, a member of the country's ruling council told Reuters on Sept. 21. Interrogation of suspects involved in the attempted...

France's defence minister has cancelled talks with her UK counterpart amid the row prompted by a new security deal between Britain, the US and Australia. Paris is angry after Australia signed the Aukus pact to build nuclear-powered submarines, pulling out of a major contract with France in the...

HMS Tamar and HMS_Spey - complete with dazzle camouflage - will deploy across a vast area, from the eastern shores of Africa to the west coast of the USA. Royal Navy picture. The long-term deployment of two of the Royal Navy’s Batch 2 River Class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the...

Japan, Vietnam sign defense deal as China worries loom BY ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO DEFENSE SEP 12, 2021 1:11 PM GMT+3 Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang, center left, and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, center right, stand for photo with their officials after signing an agreement...

system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in the past few weeks despite the persistent threat of air attacks launched by Houthi rebels from neighboring Yemen, satellite images showed. The redeployment of the defenses from Prince Sultan Air Base outside of Riyadh came as America's Gulf Arab...

Philippines vows to ignore China maritime law, seeks US help Philippine defence chief visits Washington, DC to press for a comprehensive review of mutual defence treaty, lobby for advance military equipment. 10 Sep 2021 Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has promised that Manila...

PN Landing Dock acquisition has been going on for a while and was halted due to Covid-19, from the link below you can see it goes back a few years. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1106964 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1072824 Further progress has been made in the process and it seems that...

Typhoon remotely operated weapon system Israeli firm Rafael announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately $80 million to supply a naval warfare systems suite for Shaldag Mk V Fast Attack Crafts by Israel Shipyards, to an undisclosed country in Southeast Asia. The name...