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Jan- 2021 -

15 January

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

N. Korea Shows off Submarine-Launched Missile at Parade: KCNA

North Korea displayed a submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president.

14 January

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy to Deploy Laser-Based HELIOS System This Year

The US Navy will test HELIOS, a weapon system that utilizes high-energy fiber lasers, for permanent vessel deployment early this year.

5 January

Staff Writer

Indian Navy to Buy 10 Shipborne Drones to Boost Surveillance

The Indian government has cleared a proposal to buy 10 shipborne unarmed drones for the country's navy.

5 January

Photo of an ocean glider unmanned underwater vehicle

Bea Castañeda

Indonesian Fisherman Reels in Alleged Chinese Underwater Drone

An Indonesian fisherman working near the Selayar Islands found what appeared to be a Chinese underwater drone.

Dec- 2020 -

22 December

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits through South China Sea while conducting routine underway operations.

Staff Writer With AFP

USS John S. McCain Sails by China-Claimed Spratly Islands

Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the region.

22 December

The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) transits with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), not shown, in the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

US Nuclear Submarine Crosses Strait of Hormuz in Show of Force to Iran

The USS Georgia, a nuclear submarine capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 66 special forces soldiers, crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a new show of force directed at Iran.

18 December

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier (C) sailing during a drill in the South China Sea, April 18, 2018. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Staff Writer With AFP

US Navy to Be ‘More Assertive’ in Countering China in Pacific

The US military warned its warships would be "more assertive" in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular China.

9 December

Russian Navy minesweeper Alexander Obukhov

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Signs Deal to Open Naval Base in Sudan

Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to build a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast, in Moscow's latest push into Africa as it seeks to renew its geopolitical clout.

2 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Gets New Missile Boat as Iran Tensions Surge

Israel received the first of its new missile boats, with a top naval officer saying the fleet upgrade "dramatically" improves the country's ability to counter regional rivals, including Iran.

Nov- 2020 -

27 November