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News Digest from the May 2012 Edition

BIG 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 contribution will be led by the Vladivostock-based missile cruiser Varyag accompanied by three Udaloy Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) destroyers, plus attendant supply vessels, warplanes, helicopters, and marine infantry from the Pacific Fleet. During the exercise, which takes place from April 22 - 29, the Chinese North Sea ...

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News Digest from the March 2012 Edition

RAN 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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News Digest December 2011

TEHRAN TO CREATE ‘STRIKE CARRIERS’ Iran is reportedly intending to design and build aircraft carriers. An Iranian newspaper has quoted Deputy Navy Commander Captain Mansour Maqsoudlou expressing his fleet’...

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News Digest September 2011

UK WARSHIP OPENS FIRE IN GULF A Royal Navy warship was forced to fire warning shots across the bows of a high-speed craft that was acting in a menacing ...

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