RUSSIAN NAVAL VESSELS

Two Russian naval ships, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the oil tanker Akademik Pashin, have docked in Venezuela's La Guaira port after conducting exercises in the Atlantic Ocean and a previous stop in Cuba. The visit, part of Russia's efforts to ...

The Russian ships which are participating in the joint naval exercises with Cuba are being closely monitored by the US and Canada. The two countries have counter-deployed submarines and other naval assets close to the Havana Bay.

As four Russian naval ships made their way to Cuba to participate in the joint naval exercises, residents of Florida tracked the movement of these ships. Many on social media were seen panicking while others dismissed it as a regular movement of nav...

Iran has agreed to allow Indian officials to meet the 17 Indian crew members of a cargo ship seized by Iranian forces near the Strait of Hormuz. Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar expressed concern and sought assistance from Iran. The ship,...

The stealth frigates are being built as part of the Tushil class warships, which are follow-ons of the six warships of the Talwar class and its follow on frigates. A team of the Indian Navy, including personnel from the Chief of Material Directorate...

A report by Iranian state television quoted the drill's spokesperson, Adm. Mostafa Tajaddini, as saying the drill will take place in 17,000 square kilometers (6,600 square miles) of water. Tajaddini added that the three nations' drill - their fourth...

Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces destroyed a Russian military patrol ship in the Black Sea near annexed Crimea, the latest naval attack on Moscow's fleet in the key waterway. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence unit on Tuesday released a black and...

Russia successfully repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian civilian transport ships in the Black Sea. The attack was carried out using semi-submersible naval drones. Russian forces destroyed one drone and disabled the others, preventing any da...

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed "about the damage to our large landing ship" to President Vladimir Putin in "a very detailed report", the president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. Russia's defence ministry said that the s...

In a darkened warehouse, dozens of speedboats painted gray and black, making them harder to spot at sea and at night, rested on dollies in various stages of assembly. Some were rigged only with cameras, for reconnaissance, some built with mechanisms...

Putin last week said he was running for re-election in 2024, almost two years after launching the ongoing offensive in Ukraine. He said the submarines would "strengthen the combat readiness of the Russian navy, our naval power in the Arctic, in the ...

Since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took office last year, the Philippines has been deepening its security ties with Washington and US allies like Japan and Australia in a major shift from his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, who had nurtured cozy rela...

Ukraine has stepped up its attacks in the Black Sea and on Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed in 2014. Kyiv has reported a series of strikes on warships on and near Crimea this autumn, including a large landing vessel and a submarine.

Reuters revealed in May 2022 that satellite images from Huludao shipyard in northeast China showed a new or upgraded class of submarine, possibly with vertical tubes for launching cruise missiles.

Ukraine has reportedly attacked a Russian missile carrier and a patrol ship using sea-borne drones carrying experimental weapons. The attacks were conducted by the Ukrainian Security Service and naval forces, with the aim of denying Russia control o...

Japan said on Friday it scrambled fighter jets after two Russian IL-38 information-gathering aircraft were spotted flying between the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea where Russia is holding a joint naval patrol and exercise with China.

Ukraine carried out a drone strike overnight on a Russian tanker in the Kerch Strait, a day after one of Moscow's ships was hit in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian security source told AFP on Saturday. It was the latest attack around the Black Sea since M...

Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major Russian port on the Black Sea on Friday, damaging a naval ship, according to a Ukrainian official, the latest in a series of strikes inside Russia as Kyiv vowed to bring the fight home to them. Moscow claimed it...

Chinese naval vessels are joining Russia in joint manoeuvres for air-and-sea drills designed to safeguard strategic maritime routes in the Sea of Japan. This marks their latest joint military drills to date. Ties between Moscow and Beijing have grow...