Britain is bolstering defense ties with India as Beijing ramps up aggression in the Indo-Pacific. The UK said it would send warships to the Indian Ocean later this year, adding that it would deploy an aircraft carrier there next year for joint drills with India.
As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, big powers are growing their military presence in the Middle East. China stationed six warships there, including two missile destroyers. The U.S. also sent two carrier strike groups to the region as a message of deterrence. The Chinese warships belong to two task forces. One of them has been […]
TAIPEI—A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said, marking the second such joint mission since June and coinciding with the leaders of both countries attending the G20 summit in India. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson and Canada’s HMCS Ottawa […]
Warships from a joint China–Russia naval operation buzzed the coast of Alaska earlier last week in what has been described as the biggest ever combined Russian–Chinese battle group to ever approach American shores. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Ala.) said in an Aug. 5 statement that 11 Russian and Chinese warships operating together got close to the coast […]
Germany is once again stepping up its game in countering China. Over the weekend, Berlin’s defense minister said that the nation will deploy two warships to the Indo-Pacific next year. He said that countries need to consolidate rule-based international order and maritime security. This announcement comes amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan, and over […]
The two Iranian warships recently authorized by Brazil’s government to dock in Rio de Janeiro have sparked concern among Israel and the United States. Brazil’s government, which is now under the leadership of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, authorized the two Iranian naval ships—the Iris Dena and Iris Makran—to dock in January. Both of the ships are part of the Iranian Navy, which works […]
A Chinese warship is reaching deep into the South Pacific. What does the sighting say about Beijing’s military capability and its global ambitions? NTD spoke to James Fanell, a retired U.S. Navy captain and a former director of intelligence and information operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, for his analysis of what’s happening.
U.S. military officials said Monday that a Chinese missile cruiser, two other Chinese navy ships, and four Russian naval vessels were spotted near the coast of Alaska. The Chinese missile cruiser was seen about 85 miles north of Alaska’s Kiska Island on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Coast Guard in a statement. “While the […]
PORTLAND, Maine—The Navy that once wanted smaller, speedy warships to chase down pirates has made a speedy pivot to Russia and China—and many of those recently built ships could be retired. The U.S. Navy wants to decommission nine ships in the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships—warships that cost about $4.5 billion altogether to build. The […]
MOSCOW—Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the western Pacific Ocean over the past week, Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday, a move Japan said it was monitoring. Moscow and Beijing, which staged naval cooperation drills in the Sea of Japan earlier in October, have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties in […]
The UK will permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after their Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier traveled to the Indo-Pacific. The UK defense secretary announced the decision Tuesday on a visit to Japan. Reporting by Kos Temenes
The nighttime industry reacts to the prime minister’s move to make full vaccination a requirement for entry in England starting September. The defense secretary announces that Britain will permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters, after the Chinese regime’s increasingly aggressive behavior in the region. The Royal Albert Hall reopens at full capacity after its […]
TOKYO—Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan. Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens […]
MOSCOW—Russia is prepared to target intruding warships if they fail to heed warnings, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday in a tough statement in the wake of a Black Sea incident in which a British destroyer sailed near Crimea in an area that Russia claims as its territorial waters. Russia said one of its warships […]
The Chinese government is advancing its plans to overtake Taiwan. This comes amid frequent incursions into Taiwanese air space, the positioning of warships near the island nation, and renewing threats against it. This strategy includes a broad array of tactics tied to political warfare, which China is using not just against Taiwan, but much of […]
Video arrived of U.S. Navy warships said to be entering the Philippine Sea. The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group, along with Japanese warships can be seen powering through the waters. The warships are on their way to support U.S. and South Korean forces and to prevent action by North Korea. The USS Michigan is […]
