FINNS ‘ATTACK’ SUSPECTED SUBMARINE In the wake of Sweden’s hunt for an underwater intruder in October last year Finland went a step further and actually attacked a similar trespasser. The possible submarine was initially detected by the Finnish Navy in territorial waters off Helsinki. Contact was confirmed again that night, with three light depth charges - intended to deter but not damage or destroy - dropped by a patrol vessel (or vessels). ...
Read moreRUSSIA THREATENS TO TARGET DANISH WARSHIPS WITH NUKES A decision by Denmark to link its major naval units to a planned Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield for Europe provoked ...
Read moreUSA’s RUSSIAN THREAT WARNING PROVOKES MOSCOW’s ANGER Europe is facing the twin-pronged threat of Russian aggression and Islamic terrorism, according to the Chairman of the US Joint ...
Read moreUS NAVY SPEARHEADS SYRIAN STRIKES American naval forces remained at the forefront of the action as two warships launching cruise missiles joined carrier-based jets in conducting strikes against terrorist ...
Read moreTOKYO ORDERS MARINE CORPS TO BE ESTABLISHED Japan intends to establish a 3,000-strong rapid amphibious assault force modelled on the US Marine Corps (USMC). The force will be equipped ...
Read moreBURMA MAY SPARK SUB RACE Pakistan is reportedly training Burma’s first generation of submariners after reports surfaced of approximately 20 of the country’s navy personnel arriving in Karachi. ...
Read moreDEPLOYMENTS ABANDONED IN THE FACE OF SEQUESTRATION AXE While the US Navy remains the world’s most powerful and prominently deployed maritime fighting force - active across the Seven ...
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