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16 May

China’s Military Incursions Inching Closer to Taiwan: Officials

The Chinese military has ramped up unauthorized incursions in Taiwan in recent weeks, with some incidents much closer to the island nation than they were before.

15 May

Inder Singh Bisht

US to Deploy Triton Surveillance Drones in Japan This Month

The US military is deploying a pair of MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance drones at Kadena Air Base, Japan, this month.

14 May

Joe Saballa

UK to Receive Specialist Warships That Can Launch Drones, Fire Lasers

The UK will soon receive six specialist warships capable of launching kamikaze drones and firing sophisticated laser weapons, defense secretary Grant Shapps revealed.

14 May

GULF COAST -- Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., personnel prepare to begin the builder's sea trials in the Gulf Coast Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber, the Coast Guard's first Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter. Builder?s trials begin Wednesday and include both pierside and underway machinery and equipment tests, conducted by the shipbuilder, to demonstrate the seaworthiness and functionality of Webber?s systems, including main propulsion, command and control, navigation and others. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Rowland.

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Orders Two Sentinel Fast Response Cutters From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has secured a contract option for two additional Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters for the US Coast Guard.

13 May

Joe Saballa

Fincantieri Acquires Leonardo’s Undersea Weapons Unit for $447M

Italian shipbuilding firm Fincantieri has announced its acquisition of Leonardo’s underwater armament systems unit for $447 million.

10 May

The Karlsruhe, a German Navy corvette, is seen docked in a pier during its christening ceremony. The gray ship's deck railings are decorated with a ribbon made of leaves. The middle of its hull has "F267" painted on it in white. A group of journalists, photographers, and navy officers and personnel are positioned on the dock, observing the corvette. The background is a clear blue sky with some light white clouds.

Juster Domingo

German Navy Names Newest K130 Corvette

The German Navy has christened the Karlsruhe, the third ship from the second batch of its K130 corvettes, in Hamburg, Germany.

9 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Says 12 More Chinese Ships Detected in Beefed-Up Presence

Taiwanese officials said dozens of Chinese warplanes and ships had been detected around the island less than two weeks before self-ruled Taiwan's inauguration for a new president.

9 May