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Warships from US, British and French naval forces have proceeded through the Strait of Hormuz, coinciding with Iranian threats to block the...
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USS Carl Vinson supports Operation Enduring Freedom mission
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 sailors have begun US 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) operations in the Arabian Sea...
US, Japan complete Koa Kai training exercise
The US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) have successfully completed the one week-long Koa Kai training exercise in Hawaiian waters,...
South Korea, China begin joint naval exercise
The South Korea and China Navies have begun the fourth joint Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) near Ningbo and...
Australia, Singapore Navies conclude Singaroo exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Australian Navy (RAN) have concluded a bilateral maritime exercise, Singaroo, at the Changi Naval Base in the South China...
Singapore, New Zealand navies conduct Lion Zeal exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) are conducting the joint training exercise Lion Zeal in...
Russia, Italy begin Ionex-2011 Naval Exercise
Russia and Italy have begun a joint naval exercise, Ionex-2011, in the Ionian Sea, Italy, to enhance interoperability between the...
Chile, US Navy participate in Exercise CHILEMAR III
The Chilean and US navies are participating in the submarine rescue exercise, CHILEMAR III, off the coast of Southern California,...
Egyptian navy conducts naval war game
The Egyptian navy has conducted live ammunition war games, known as Sea Victory, off the coast of Alexandria,...
Ukraine agrees to Black Sea Fleet modernisation
Ukraine has agreed to the modernisation of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea's Sevastopol, Ukrainian defence minister Mykhaylo Yezhel...
Northrop Prowler aircraft completes service with US Navy
The Northrop Grumman-built EA-6B Prowler aircraft has completed its service with the US Navy and has returned to its home base in the...
Exercise CARAT 2011 begins
The US and Royal Cambodian navies have begun their second annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011 exercise at the port of Sihanoukville,...
US, Russian navies begin Pacific Eagle-2011
The US and Russian navies have begun the Pacific Eagle-2011 joint anti-terrorism exercises near the Mariana Islands, Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Roman Martov...
India, UK conduct joint naval exercise
The Indian and UK Navies have begun the week-long Konkan joint combat exercise off the coast of Goa, India, to focus on nuclear submarine...
India and Sri Lanka begin joint naval exercise
The Sri Lankan and Indian Navies have begun the joint naval combat exercise code named SLINEX II 2011, off the Trincomalee coast of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs),...
US Navy to christen first joint high-speed vessel
The US Navy will christen the first of ten joint high speed vessels (JHSVs), Spearhead, on 17 September 2011 in Mobile, Alabama, US. Being constructed by Austal USA, the 338ft-long...
Russia test fires intercontinental ballistic missile
Russia has successfully tested its Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, according to Foreign Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. Anatoly Serdyukov said the missile, which was launched from the...
Indian Navy commissions indigenous warship
The Indian Navy has commissioned an indigenous fast attack warship, INS Karuva, in an effort to prevent asymmetric threats from sea. According to Press Trust of India (PTI), Indian Air...
UK Navy to receive additional Type 45 warship
The UK Navy will receive the fourth of six Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers, HMS Dragon, on 31 August 2011. Built by BAE Systems, the Type 45 warship is equipped with Sea Viper...
A-T Solutions to train US Navy bomb disposal personnel
The US Navy has awarded a contract to A-T Solutions to provide instructor and logistic support to naval explosive ordnance disposal training and evaluation unit one (EODTEU ONE). Under the...
SAF and US Navy Begin CARAT Exercise
The Singaporean Armed Forces (SAF) and the US Navy have begun the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011 exercise. The CARAT 2011 exercise will, for the first time, witness...
