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Mar- 2021 -

24 March

Man with gun looks across ocean at cargo ship.

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.

18 March

submarine launched unmanned aerial vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

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.

11 March

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

1 March

USS Winston S. Churchill patrolling the Atlantic waters

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Feb- 2021 -

12 February

Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Dontreal Brown, from Leesburg, Fla., stands watch as an acoustic sensor operator during an anti-submarine warfare exercise in the sonar control room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 19

Staff Writer

US Navy Wants AI-Assisted Sonar System for Improved Submarine Tracking

The US Navy wants to employ artificial intelligence to help sonar operators better utilize the system for improved tracking of enemy submarines.

11 February

Japanese Coast Guard Cutters stand watch over the Senkaku islands/Diaoyu islands in 2012.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Backs Japan Concerns on China Ships

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern over China's incursions into Japanese territorial waters, recommitting to the ally's defense.

9 February

Nuclear attack submarine SNA Emeraude (shown in this file picture) was one of the two French navy ships to patrol through the South China Sea.

Staff Writer With AFP

French Submarine Patrols South China Sea, Likely Angering Beijing

A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defense minister announced.

5 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Beijing Warns off US Warship From South China Sea Islands

China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

4 February

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is conducting routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. McCain is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Staff Writer With AFP

First US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait Since Biden Inauguration

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the American navy said, in the first such voyage since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

3 February