US SENDS WARSHIPS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS AHEAD OF XI-TRUMP TALKS AT G20

Source: World Tribune Two U.S. Navy warships transited the Taiwan Strait on Nov. 28, on the eve of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale, accompanied by the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos,… Continue reading US SENDS WARSHIPS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS AHEAD OF XI-TRUMP TALKS AT G20

FIRST ANZAC FRIGATE TO UNDERGO AMCAP UPGRADE UNDOCKS IN HENDERSON

HMAS Arunta’s new mast is craned into place at Henderson Shipyard.

Source: Naval Today The first Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate to undergo the Anzac Mid Life Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade was undocked at BAE Systems’ Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. HMAS Arunta entered water on November 30, after a 14-month refit period which started in December 2017 and required some 300,000 hours of work.… Continue reading FIRST ANZAC FRIGATE TO UNDERGO AMCAP UPGRADE UNDOCKS IN HENDERSON

EARLY REPORT BLAMES CONFUSED WATCHSTANDERS POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS FOR NORWAY’S SUNKEN FRIGATE

Source: Defense News By: David B. Larter and Carl Prine Norway’s accident investigation board is raising questions about the watertight integrity of the Nansen-class frigates and is pointing its finger at shipbuilder Navantia in the wake of the collision and subsequent sinking of the frigate Helge Ingstad in early November. In a preliminary report released… Continue reading EARLY REPORT BLAMES CONFUSED WATCHSTANDERS POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS FOR NORWAY’S SUNKEN FRIGATE

TURKEY MUST CHOSE US OR RUSSIA IN WEAPONS DISPUTE SENATOR SAYS

Source: Bloomberg By Tony Capaccio  and Roxana Tiron Turkey’s government must choose between purchasing Russia’s advanced air defense system or staying a partner in the U.S.’s costliest weapons program, the F-35 jet, the new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said. “For Turkey to remain in the F-35 program, it can’t move ahead with… Continue reading TURKEY MUST CHOSE US OR RUSSIA IN WEAPONS DISPUTE SENATOR SAYS

RUSSIA WARNS US AGAINST DEPLOYING NEW MISSILES TO EUROPE

Source: ABC News By vladimir isachenkov, A senior Russian diplomat warned Monday that the planned U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era arms control pact could critically upset stability in Europe. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday that if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe after opting out of the treaty banning their use,… Continue reading RUSSIA WARNS US AGAINST DEPLOYING NEW MISSILES TO EUROPE

TOTAL – ENI SHOWS INTEREST FOR BLOCK 7 OF THE CYPRIOT EEZ

Source: Kathimerini Cyprus By Yiannis Kafkaridis Cyprus announced that energy consortium Total-ENI has applied for a licence to explore for natural gas in offshore prospect Block 7 of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone. In a statement the Ministry of Energy said that “within the framework of the application procedures for a Hydrocarbon Research License in Block… Continue reading TOTAL – ENI SHOWS INTEREST FOR BLOCK 7 OF THE CYPRIOT EEZ

UKRAINE TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW AFTER RUSSIA FIRES ON AND SEIZES WARSHIPS

Source: UK Defence Journal Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council has proposed declaring martial law, council secretary Oleksandr Turchynov is quoted as saying by Ukrainian media. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko convened a military cabinet for an emergency meeting, his spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Twitter earlier. With officials from both countries accusing the other of… Continue reading UKRAINE TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW AFTER RUSSIA FIRES ON AND SEIZES WARSHIPS

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KYIV SAYS RUSSIA FIRES ON UKRAINIAN NAVY SHIPS IN BLACK SEA

Source: RFERL The Ukrainian Navy says Russian forces opened fire on a group of its ships in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula late on November 25, striking two vessels and wounding two crew members before seizing the ships. The Ukrainian Navy announced the incident on a day of heightened tension… Continue reading KYIV SAYS RUSSIA FIRES ON UKRAINIAN NAVY SHIPS IN BLACK SEA

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