Japan And South Korea Resume SAREX After Nine-Year Hiatus - Naval News

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a bilateral Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) west of Japan's Goto Islands on June 7, marking the first s...

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Indonesia Confirms Mogami Frigates and Submarine Offers from Japan - Naval News

Japan is offering Indonesia Mogami-class frigates and submarines, as Tokyo seeks to deepen security cooperation with Jakarta following the loosening of its arms export rules and amid the geopolitical ...

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Japan, Philippines Launch Working Group on Transfer of Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts - Naval News

Japan and the Philippines have taken a significant step toward deeper defense cooperation by agreeing to establish a bilateral working group to explore the transfer of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forc...

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China holds live-fire drills in waters near Philippines' Luzon Island

China's military said on Friday it recently conducted military ​drills including live-fire exercises in the waters ‌east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, calling it "a necessary operation" in respons...

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Japan Proposes Co-production of Mogami-class Stealth Frigates in India to Strengthen Indo-Pacific Defence Cooperation

In a major diplomatic and military development, Tokyo has extended an offer to New Delhi to jointly manufacture its cutting-edge Mogami-class stealth frigates at Indian shipbuilding facilities...

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Germany expects to sign submarine deal with India 'soon', defence minister says

Germany expects to soon ​sign an final ‌agreement with India about a planned $8 billion ​submarine cooperation between ​the two countries, Defence ⁠Minister Boris Pistorius ​told reporters on Wednesda...

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A global commons no longer: Sea control reimagined

In recent years the way in which states perceive the value of the seas has changed. The processes of legal and extra-legal territorialization have meant that the seas are now viewed as having value...

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Indien: TKMS und VEM kooperieren für Torpedoproduktion

Der deutsche Marineschiffbauer TKMS hat eine Kooperationsvereinbarung (Teaming Agreement) mit dem im indischen Hyderabad ansässigen Unternehmen VEM Technologies Pvt. Ltd. für den Transfer von Torpedot...

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Jedes dritte Schiff könnte gestoppt werden

Jedes dritte Schiff der Schattenflotte ist ohne korrekte Flagge unterwegs.

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Iranian ships deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta

Iranian ships falsifying their journeys deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta, circumventing sanctions in both countries.

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Die chinesische Marine im Jahresrückblick 2025 – Teil 2: U-Boot-Flotte, Logistik, Forschung & Entwicklung

Im ersten Teil dieses Überblicks hat hartpunkt wichtige Entwicklungen für die chinesische Überwasserflotte im vergangenen Jahr beleuchtet. Der zweite Teil bietet eine Zusammenfassung der bedeutendsten...

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China to enhance strategic coordination with Russia: military spokesperson

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Why the U.S. Navy Doesn’t Build Battleships Anymore

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato.

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Almost a third of Russian seaborne oil export potential stuck in tankers, JPMorgan says

Around 1.4 million barrels per day of Russian oil, or almost a third of the country's seaborne exporting potential, remain in tankers as unloading slows due to U.S. sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil , JPMorgan said on Thursday.

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UK, Philippines to start talks on visiting forces agreement  - Naval News

The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries

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US, Indonesia Kick Off ‘Largest Ever’ Super Garuda Shield Exercise

This year’s drills will involve more than 6,000 military personnel from the U.S., Indonesia and 12 other nations.

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Identifying Pathways for U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation with Northeast Asian Allies

U.S. naval shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Closer cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help…

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Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific

Palau, where brutal World War Two clashes once unfolded, is again on the frontline as China and the United States and its allies prepare their forces in an intensifying contest for control over the Asia-Pacific region.

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Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict

Abstract. While the democratic peace literature finds that pairs of democracies face lower risks for interstate conflict than other regime pairings, the ma

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Canberra scrambling to confirm reports of Putin's new Indo-Pacific play

A US report says Russia has put in a request to station long-range aircraft on an Indonesian air force base relatively close to the Australian mainland.

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Democratic lawmakers slam Trump admin after Reuters reports US Navy admiral firing

Reuters first reported on Monday that Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee and one of only a handful of female Navy three-star officers, had been fired.

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There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company wants to push forward anyway

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in plac...

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