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30 April

Sudan Reportedly Suspends Planned Russian Naval Base in Red Sea

Sudan has suspended an agreement that allowed Russia to construct a naval base off the coast of the Red Sea, Middle Eastern media reported this week.

29 April

Taiwan's Chiayi, its largest ship to date, was commissioned on Thursday, April 29.

Tong Ong

Taiwan Unveils First Coast Guard Vessel That ‘Converts’ Into Warship

Taiwan commissioned its first coast guard vessel that can be converted into a warship to counter the growing threat from China.

29 April

In this undated handout photo received from the Philippine Coast Guard in April, coast guard personnel conduct maritime exercises near Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines’ Duterte Refuses to Stop South China Sea Patrols

Philippine President Duterte has said he will not withdraw navy and coast guard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea, insisting the country's sovereignty over the waters is not negotiable.

26 April

The British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor

Tong Ong

UK Announces Carrier Strike Group Deployment of ‘Record Size and Scope’

Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to depart next month in a mission that will demonstrate the country’s role in “shaping the international system of the 21st century."

22 April

This photo taken on October 5, 2017, shows the Indonesian Cakra submarine KRI Nanggala sailing out from the port in Cilegon, Banten.

Staff Writer With AFP

Indonesia Races to Find Missing Submarine With 53 Aboard

Indonesian warships led the hunt Thursday for a navy submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard during regular exercises, as other nations sent vessels to help.

21 April

In this 2019 handout video grab released by Russian Defence Ministry, tests of Russia's Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone are shown at an undisclosed location, Russia

Inder Singh Bisht

Russian ‘Nuclear Drone’ Submarine to be Launched This Fall

The Russian nuclear submarine, Khabarovsk, will be launched this fall after a delay of several months, state media reported.

21 April

MANTAS T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Kicks Off Exercise Involving Manned, Unmanned Vessels

The US Navy kicked off its maiden exercise this week involving manned and unmanned systems operating together off the California coast.

20 April

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregaorio del Pilar (PF-15), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) and the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) steam in formation during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines’ Duterte Prepared to Deploy Navy Over South China Sea Claim

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country's claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway.

16 April