The Group Arabian Sea Warfare Exercise (GASWEX) 21, which begins on Sunday, seeks to “develop the necessary skills to address threats to regional security, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce,” US Naval Forces Central Command said in a statement. The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is accompanied …
Read More »Egypt and France conduct joint naval exercise as tensions ease following 2020 Prophet cartoon controversy
The joint military exercise in the Red Sea was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Egyptian military, Tamer al-Refai, in a Facebook post on Sunday. French carrier ‘Charles de Gaulle’ and Egyptian warship ‘Seem Al Fateh’ were present for the exercises, with helicopter maneuvers, defensive activities and other military actions …
Read More »WATCH Russian warships take part in Pakistan-hosted naval AMAN-2021 maneuvers alongside NATO members
During this week’s maneuvers, fleets trained to work together during anti-piracy actions, performed on-the-go supply missions, and conducted traditional naval exercises like gun practice and formation sailing, the Russian military reported. Russia’s Black Sea fleet dispatched the Admiral Grigorovich frigate and the Dmitry Rogachev patrol ship to Karachi to take …
Read More »Naval exercise starts off Karachi at the AMAN-2021 multinational drills, attended by Russia & several NATO countries (VIDEO)
The two-day maritime maneuvers began on Monday. Apart from the Pakistani Navy, combat vessels of the Russian Navy and the ships of some six other nations are taking part in the maritime module of the drills. The stated goal of the drills is to strengthen cooperation between the navies of …
Read More »US-Russia naval game of chicken off Vladivostok is more dangerous than it seems
On Tuesday, November 24, Vladivostok, the main city of the Russian Far East, was still coping with the aftermath of a cataclysmic ice storm that left tens of thousands of residents without power, heating and running water. Unbeknownst to the city residents, another drama – completely man-made – was unfolding …
Read More »Russia’s Red Sea hub: Putin signs off on building naval facility in Sudan
The proposal to set up a naval facility in the North-African country, which Putin approved on Monday, was brought forward by the Russian government last week. Moscow and Khartoum signed a seven-year-long military cooperation deal last year and the project of a naval logistics hub has been already discussed by …
Read More »France & Italy throw weight behind Greece as naval war games kick off amid Athens-Ankara row
Codenamed ‘Eunomia’, the aeronautical exercises launched on Wednesday off the southern shores of Cyprus, the host nation of the war games. Athens’ defense minister announced the start of the drills earlier in the day, saying they are to reinforce “the rule of law as part of the policy of de-escalating …
Read More »Naval base of Iran in Syria finally embroil Russia and Israel
The idea is not new — Iran has long been eyeing the plans to establish its own naval base on the Mediterranean coast. The other option, besides using one of the ports that is Syria (though geographical, even political reasons) simply no. So the message that Iran leases on October …
Read More »Russia will have a naval military police
Teachings on the basis of military districts and the Northern fleet will be conducted annually. This year part of the military police of Russia for the first time will include units of the naval military police, the press service of the Western military district. The first such unit they will …
Read More »Russia and China will conduct naval exercises
The defense Ministry claim that the exercises consist of two phases – land phase and the water. Russia and China will hold from 18 to 26 September at the Pacific fleet military exercises “Sea interaction-2017”. It is reported Radio Liberty with reference to the press service of the defense Ministry. …
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