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Apr- 2021 -7 April
Russia to Deploy Submarine Armed With Nuclear Drone in Pacific
The Belgorod nuclear submarine will serve in the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet after passing a series of tests, Russian state media reported.
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7 April
US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension
The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.
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Mar- 2021 -31 March
Philippines Says Chinese Ships ‘Swarming’ Area Around Disputed Spratly Islands
A fleet of Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row after parking at a reef off the Philippines for weeks are now scattered across the contested Spratly Islands, a government agency said.
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31 March
US Navy to Establish Unmanned Vessel Division
The US Navy’s “first-of-its-kind” operational command to test and develop a new generation of unmanned surface vessels is set to begin deployment next year.
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29 March
Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships
A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.
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25 March
Philippines Deploys More Navy Ships to Disputed Sea Amid Row With China
The Philippine military ordered the deployment of more navy ships to the South China Sea amid a growing diplomatic row over a fleet of Chinese boats parked near a disputed reef.
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24 March
Nigeria, Western Allies Stage Naval Drills in Piracy Hotspot
Nigeria and several Western allies have begun annual joint naval drills in the Gulf of Guinea to combat piracy and other criminal activities, officials said Wednesday.
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18 March
US Navy to Acquire 120 Submarine-Launched ‘Flying Periscopes’
The US Navy is set to acquire 120 submarine-launched unmanned aerial vehicles for its fleet of underwater vessels from AeroVironment.
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11 March
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Admiral’s China Invasion Warning
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.
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1 March
US, Russia Warships Dock in Strategic Sudan Port
A US warship docked in Sudan Monday a day after a Russian frigate arrived in the same key Red Sea port where Moscow is planning to establish a naval logistics base, an AFP correspondent said.
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