A U.S. warship and military aircraft were spotted traveling southwest from Japan towards China yesterday afternoon, in what some fear is a growing escalation of aggression towards Beijing. A Boeing P-8A Poseidon (hex code AE68A2), an anti-submarine aircraft appeared to be working in conjunction with the anti-submarine destroyer the U.S.S. Rafael Peralta, patrolling as close as […]
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SouthCom Warships Sailing Near Venezuelan Shores
SouthCom Warships Sailing Near Venezuelan Shores Above photo: US warship from Southern Command. This Wednesday it was learned that the United States Navy (US) sailed into Venezuelan waters, “to challenge the excessive claim of Venezuela on June 23”, when the Minister of Popular Power for Defense, G / J Vladimir Padrino López , warned that […]
US warships sail near disputed South China Sea islands – report
USS ‘Higgins,’ an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, and USS ‘Antietam,’ a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, came within 12 nautical miles of the islands, two US officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity. The ships reportedly carried out maneuvers near Tree, Lincoln, Triton and Woody Islands in the Paracels. Beijing has been building artificial islands and deploying […]
Full steam ahead! Russian Navy gets new nuclear sub, warships, and Kalibr cruise missiles
The Russian Navy has expanded its strategic capabilities by commissioning a nuclear submarine, three new warships, two helicopters and a number of home-made Kalibr cruise missiles. “The Navy took delivery of the repaired Project 667BDRM strategic underwater missile cruiser Tula, three warships and support vessels of the auxiliary fleet, two helicopters and 46 Kalibr […]
Russian Reinforcements Head for Syria: Warships Laden with Tanks, Military Trucks and Armoured Patrol Boats
Two Russian warships laden with military vehicles have been spotted en route to Syria after Friday’s US-led airstrikes obliterated three alleged chemical weapons sites. An Alligator-landing ship was pictured cruising down The Bosphorus on Sunday as the world awaits Vladimir Putin’s response to this week’s co-ordinated military action against Syria. The vessel was spotted on its way to the Russian […]
US Deploys Truman Carrier Strike Group And 7 Warships To Syria
The U.S. military deployed the Truman Carrier Strike Group and 7 warships equipped with cruise missiles to Syria on Wednesday. The aircraft carrier was accompanied by guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) and USS Farragut (DDG 99), as well as the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy […]
Satellite Images Reveal “Massive Show Of Force” By 40 Chinese Warships, Aircraft Carrier
China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier is combat ready In what Reuters has dubbed a massive “show of force“, dozens of Chinese warships have been observed on satellite imagery, exercising with an aircraft carrier and warplanes above the heavily-disputed South China Sea, as part of the previously noted massive military drills, which the PLA ominously […]
Theresa May Deploys Warships To Russia As WW3 Looms
British Prime Minister Theresa May has deployed Navy warships to the Russian coast as tensions between Russia and the UK reach boiling point. The large-scale military exercise, being led by NATO forces, is being done in a desperate effort to combat “increasingly aggressive military activity” by Moscow. Express.co.uk reports: Dubbed “Dynamic Manta 2018”, the operation will […]
Russia begins development of Syrian bases to host nuclear warships & warplanes
The bases in Tartus and Khmeimim are among a handful of military installations Russia has in foreign nations. Earlier this year, Russia and Syria finalized an agreement regulating the presence of Russian troops in Syria. Khmeimim Airbase, located near Latakia, and the naval site in the port city of Tartus have both been handed over […]
WW3: Iran Deploys Fleet Of Warships To U.S. Border
Iran is sending a fleet of warships to the Atlantic Ocean where they are expected to sit just outside of the U.S. border. Iranian military leaders announced Tuesday that they intend to solidify ties with several Latin America states, as well as send a strong, defiant message to the USA. According to the commander of […]
Navy Commander: Iran to send fleets of warships to Italy, Spain, Algeria
FNA- Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced the country’s plans to dispatch flotillas of warships to Italy, Spain and Algeria. “The Italian fleets of warships have made several visits to Bandar Abbas (a Southern port city in Iran) so far and we have friendly relations with the Italian Navy now and […]
Iran underlines rigid resolve to deploy warships to Gulf of Mexico
FNA- New Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced that his country is serious about sending its fleet of warships to Latin America and the Gulf of Mexico despite the US opposition. “We are not faced with any restriction for deploying in the seas, and anywhere we feel that we have interests […]
US Navy to investigate whether warships were the victims of a cyber attack
US Navy to investigate whether warships were the victims of a cyber attack Daily Mail August 22, 2017 A top admiral has said that the US Navy will ‘consider’ whether two fatal collisions this summer could have been the result of a cyber attack. Admiral John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, said on Monday […]
Iran Threatens to Send Warships to Atlantic and Ramp Up Nuclear Activities if US Continues Sanctions
By Aaron Kesel Amid Americans’ concerns that North Korea threatened to launch a missile at Guam, Iran is planning on building up a flotilla of warships in the Atlantic Ocean, while Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani has threatened to revitalize the country’s nuclear program if the U.S. continues “threats and sanctions.” If Washington continues with “threats and […]
Russia’s most powerful warships gear up for Navy Day (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
St. Petersburg’s port of Kronstadt, the historic base of the Russian Baltic Fleet, will be holding a 40-strong naval flotilla on the Neva river. Battlecruiser the ‘Pyotr Velikiy’ and ballistic missile-carrying nuclear submarine the ‘Dmitry Donskoy’ arrived in the port on Tuesday evening to take part in the upcoming event. The two are among the […]
British, Turkish warships arrive in Ukraine for NATO Black Sea drills (PHOTOS)
The Royal Navy’s ‘HMS Duncan’ and the Turkish Navy frigate ‘Yildirim’ moored in the Black Sea port of Odessa on Monday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry wrote on its website. Both ships, which belong to NATO Standing Maritime Group 2 (NSMG2) covering the Mediterranean, are expected to remain in Ukrainian waters until July 27. “The program […]
UK, Dutch & Danish navies escort Chinese warships heading to Baltic for drills with Russia (PHOTOS)
“A Chinese frigate, a supply ship and a destroyer are passing through Danish waters. We are escorting [them] as part of the normal surveillance we have in our territorial waters,” Klaus Thing Rasmussen, senior duty officer at the Danish military operations center, told the DR broadcaster. Rasmussen, however, declined to reveal the exact location of […]
Sea Breeze: US sends missile warships, Navy SEALs to massive war games off Ukraine coast
The multinational war games are taking place in the northwestern part of the Black Sea near the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. They will feature 31 vessels, 29 aircraft and over 3,000 troops, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Monday. Naval forces from 16 nations, including the US, Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Norway, Poland and […]
China Sends Warships, Fighter Jets To Intercept US Destroyer In South China Sea
Just days before Trump’s meeting with the Chinese president in Hamburg later this week for the G-20 summit, the Trump administration sent a guided-missile destroyer near Triton Island in the South China Sea, Bloomberg reported, a move “which may cause concern ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart.” According to […]
Russian Submarine And Warships Launches Cruise Missiles At ISIS Terrorists In Syria (Video)
Source A screenshot from the Russian Defense Ministry Admiral Essen, Admiral Grigorovich frigates and Krasnodar submarine of the Russian Navy have launched six Kalibr cruise missiles on ISIS targets in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the submarine performed a submerged launch of the cruise missiles. “As […]