SOUTH CHINA SEA SIMMERS President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines last month (July) said his country would not back down in its maritime dispute with Beijing, pledging to obtain more warships and aircraft to protect its claims in the South China Sea. A second ex-US Coast Guard cutter is set to arrive soon and US $30 million has been pledged by Washington to help the Philippines build up its military capability. A national coast ...
Read moreELLOW SEA RIPOSTE STAGED BY ALLIED TRIO It was seen as a response to the new Sino-Russian axis, which had been expressed earlier this year via joint naval exercises ...
Read moreSIXTY PER CENT OF USN TO BE BASED IN ASIA-PAC As the swing in focus away from the old Cold War era European centre of gravity gathers pace, US ...
Read moreIRANIANS THREATEN TO SINK USN CARRIERS Iran’s bluster has risen to new heights, with its military officers claiming they could sink or destroy an American carrier in the ...
Read moreBIG EXERCISES IN YELLOW SEA The Chinese and Russian navies are conducting a large-scale maritime exercise towards the end of this month (April) in the Yellow Sea. The Russian ...
Read moreERA OF THE TYPHOON MONSTER BOAT IS OVER If news coming out of Russia is to be believed, the legendary Typhoon Class ballistic missile boats will soon no longer ...
Read moreRAN BOSS ENTERS ‘SEA BLIND’ DEBATE Vice Admiral Ray Griggs addressed the challenge of connecting the Australian general population to the sea, and also important challenges in modernising the ...
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