Thailand’s Navy Cleaning Up Offshore Oil Spill

On Wednesday, Thailand’s navy worked to clean up 128 tons of crude oil spills that had leaked from an oil pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand.

The director-general at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Attapol Charoenchansa, of the Pollution Control Department said th...

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier

On the occasion of 75th Independence Day, on Sunday the Indian Navy is showcasing nthe amazing INS Vikrant, India’s largest and the most complex warship.

It is the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), complete its first sea trail on 8 August. Media was allowed ...

US WARSHIP THAT ILLEGALLY ENTERED CHINESE WATER WAS DRIVEN AWAY SAYS CHINA'S MILITARY

Highlights

• The Southern Theater Command further said “We urge the United States to immediately stop such provocative actions.”

According to a statement issued by Chinese military, a United States warship which illegally entered Chinese waters near the disput...

INDIAN NAVY TO RECEIVE FIRST SET OF MULTI-ROLE CHOPPERS FROM THE US

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• The two countries had signed a deal worth Rs 16,000 crore for 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters from Lockheed Martin in the year 2020

• These multi-role choppers would be equipped with multi-mode radars and night-vision devices along with Hellfire missiles, tor...

KHARG: IRAN’S BIGGEST WARSHIP THAT CAUGHT FIRE, SINKS IN GULF OF OMAN

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• As per Fars, Kharg, which served as the main oil terminal for Iran caught fire at around 2:25 a.m. and firefighters tried to contain it

• Kharg was built in the United Kingdom and launched in 1977

• The Iranian warship sank near the port o...

TRANSIT OF WARSHIP LEADS TO A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA

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• Beijing said that the American vessel was “warned away” from the contested waters by its naval forces

• The US said that the warship “USS Curtis Wilbur was not ‘expelled’ from any nation’s territory” from near th...

U.S. ACTIVELY SCOUTING FOR MORE MILITARY BASES CLOSER TO CHINA SAYS A TOP US OFFICIAL

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• Experts are saying that this move by the US would make it difficult for the Chinese to eliminate the assets in one blow

• Army Secretary John Whitley said that the US Army was leading the initiative in an attempt to build confidence among allies and fost...

CHINA’S SHANDONG CONDUCTED ROUTINE EXERCISE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

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• China’s Shandong conducted routine exercise in the South China Sea.
• Last week, the Chinese Defense Ministry urged the U.S. to restrain its front-line forces.
• China said that the exercises were completely legitimate ...

US TONES DOWN CONTROVERSY REVOLVING ITS NAVAL OPERATION IN INDIA’S EEZ

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• Toning down the controversy, a US Department of Defense spokesperson said “We value our partnership with India on a wide range of issues, including regional security across the Indo-Pacific.”

The US Navy on April 7 conducted operations in India&rs...

US DEFENDS ITS NAVY OPERATION CONDUCTED IN INDIA'S EEZ

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• Kirby said the USS John Paul Jones had asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Republic of Maldives by conducting Innocent passage through its territorial sea

• Immediately after the US Navy conducted operations in. India’s...

INDIA UNHAPPY WITH U.S. NAVY OPERATIONS NEAR LAKSHADWEEP

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• India has conveyed our concerns regarding this passage through our EEZ to the government of USA through diplomatic channels said External Affairs Ministry

• The operation was conducted by guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones on April said a state...

US NAVY CONDUCTS ‘FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION' OPERATION IN INDIAN WATERS WITHOUT CONSENT

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• The US Navy had conducted a freedom of navigation near Lakshadweep Islands on Wednesday that too without prior consent from New Delhi

• The operation was conducted by guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones on April said a statement issued by the Co...

CHINA PROTESTS PASSAGE OF A U.S. DESTROYER THROUGH TAIWAN STRAIT

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• Zhang Chunhui, spokesperson for the Chinese military's eastern theater command said in a statement that China tracked and monitored the USS John S McCain throughout its passage on Wednesday

• The US Navy also announced the carrier Theodore Roosevelt ...

TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT BY A U.S. NAVY MEDIC

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• Talking at a news briefing, Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said that police responded to a shooting incident at around 8:20am on Tuesday at Riverside Tech Park

• Confirmation about the shooter being a Navy Hospital Corpsman was given by the US Navy, ...

CHINA NAVY SAYS CARRIERS WILL CONTINUE DRILLS NEAR TAIWAN

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• China navy says carriers will continue drills near Taiwan.
• China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning has been put to active service for ‘routine’ drills near Taiwan.
• Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is overse...

DRDO TESTS NEW AIR INDEPENDENT PROPULSION SYSTEM

HIGHLIGHTS

• DRDO has tested new AIP System.
• The new AIP system is expected to be ready for use from 2024-25 onwards.
• Plan is to retrofit into six Scorpene submarines.
• The submarines are being built under Project 75.
• The...

US WARSHIP SAILS BY ISLANDS ON THE DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA

Highlights:

• The US continues to challenge China on the disputed waters of the South China  Sea
• The ships that sailed were carrying out joint exercises

 The US continues to challenge China on the disputed South China Sea. In the latest move ...

US NAVY AND TURKISH NAVY CONDUCT MARITIME EXERCISE IN BLACK SEA

Highlights

• Turkey’s Defence Ministry said that “Two Turkish Air Force F-16s and one US maritime patrol aircraft also participated in the maritime exercise.”

• The Ministry said the training conducted for the basic types of naval warfare has furthe...

FIRST US WARSHIP SAILS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAIT AFTER BIDEN TOOK OVER THE OFFICE

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• The US Seventh Fleet said that the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer on Thursday conducted a routine transit via the waterway that separates Taiwan and the Chinese mainland

• This voyage was confirmed by the defence ministry of Taiwan without ...

S. KOREAN DEFENSE MINISTRY LAUNCHES INSPECTION ON NAVY CHIEF

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• S. Korean defense ministry launches inspection on Navy Chief.
• The Navy Chief is alleged for failing to show up at an emergency meeting to discuss the officer who went missing.
• A Navy officer went missing near the western ...