Japanese destroyer can now fire Tomahawk missiles, extending nation’s combat punch
Japan’s Tomahawk orders are unlikely to be affected immediately, but longer military campaigns in the Middle East could cause setbacks, one analyst said.
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Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Croatia for repairs
The warship has been deployed for nine months and also took part in operations against Venezuela in the Caribbean prior to arriving in the Middle East.
US Navy launches new Golden Fleet-era USV program, terminates old one
The service is seeking production-ready, mission-capable unmanned surface vessels.
TKMS and ST Engineering to create submarine service ‘hub’ in Singapore
The maintenance center would be able to service local and international TKMS boats coming through the area, the idea goes.
Chinese corvette recently trained its weapons on Philippine frigate, officials confirm
The incident at sea in early March is the latest in a string of Chinese actions aimed at tempting sailors to lose their cool, Philippine officials said.
China maps ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with US
Dozens of Chinese research vessels are on a quest to map the sea floor at strategically vital regions of the world's oceans.
The ‘simple maneuver’ of opening Hormuz strait carries great risks, analysts say
U.S. President Donald Trump has characterized an operation to unblock the economically vital passage as too simplistic, according to issue experts.
US and UK teaming up to destroy underwater drones
America and Britain are joining forces to tackle the threat of underwater drones to ports and other critical infrastructure.
Two US counter-mine ships based in the Middle East are now in Singapore, Navy says
The USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week.
German navy wants stock frigates from TKMS as fallback for troubled F126 warship
Defense officials in Berlin are worried about coming up empty-handed when NATO submarine-hunting capability commitments come due later this decade.
European allies tell Trump ‘nein,’ ‘non’ and ‘no’ on help to force open Hormuz Strait
Trump in recent days explicitly linked U.S. involvement in NATO and support to Ukraine to efforts by allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.
The US has several options to counter Iranian mines. These are some key assets.
The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other counter-mine capabilities it can deploy.
Two India carriers secure safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
The tankers crossed the strait Saturday after New Delhi stepped up diplomatic engagement to secure its energy imports.
Fincantieri is itching to build more ships for the US Navy
Moutafis said Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine yard was primed to be a part of U.S. naval fleet expansion.
France’s Mediterranean armada signals clout as Middle East may rethink alliances
The massive deployment of warships comes as some Middle Eastern nations are expected to reevaluate their alliances in a post-Iran war world, analysts said.
Two Iranian warships take sanctuary in India and Sri Lanka
The sinking of an Iranian warship by a U.S. Navy submarine last week became a diplomatic embarrassment for New Delhi.
US, Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by submarine
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last week.
