Australia to Command Red Sea Maritime Task Force from October
Canberra (Agencies): Australia will take command of the maritime task force in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden starting in October, the defense ministry announced on Friday. The Combined…
Russian and Indian Navy chiefs hold talks on strengthening cooperation
NEW DELHI (Agencies): Russian Naval Commander-in-Chief Aleksandr Moiseev has met with his Indian counterpart, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, and other military officials, during a visit to New Delhi, as the…
Sri Lanka: Our Foreign Minister Who Molded Us
We miss the Minister who groomed us. I think it’s the same feeling to all young diplomats (both ladies and gentlemen) whom he has recruited when he was the Minister…
Germany Bids Farewell to Sea King Helicopters After Nearly 50 Years
Berlin (Agencies): Germany has officially retired its Westland Sea King Mk 41 helicopters, marking the end of an era that spanned nearly five decades. The final Sea King was flown…
Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine in Crimea
KYIV (Agencies): Ukraine’s military says it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the occupied Crimean peninsula. The Rostov-on-Don, a kilo-class attack submarine…
Indian Navy installs Lanza-N surveillance radar on INS Mysore
NEW DELHI (Agencies): The Indian Navy has installed a new radar on one of its Delhi-class guided-missile destroyers to enhance surveillance capabilities. Janes understands that the Indian Navy has installed…
Turkey May Build Naval Base in Northern Cyprus ‘If Necessary’, Says Erdogan
ANKARA (Agencies): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Ankara is prepared to construct a naval base in northern Cyprus if deemed necessary. This statement appears to be a…
Indian Navy Frigate Catches Fire and Sinks at Mumbai Dockyard
MUMBAI (Agencies): A fire broke out aboard the Indian Navy frigate INS Brahmaputra, resulting in severe damage to the vessel and leaving one sailor missing. The incident occurred while the…
China, Russia navies wrap up joint patrol, start live-fire exercise in South China Sea
BEIJING (Agencies): Chinese and Russian navies recently wrapped up a joint naval patrol that stretched from northern Pacific waters to the South China Sea, meanwhile, the sea phase of a…
China, Russia hold simultaneous joint naval drill, patrol
BEIJING (Agencies): The navies of China and Russia are holding a joint exercise in the South China Sea and a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific Ocean in moves experts…