U.S Navy ships have started escorting American and British-flagged merchant ships passing through the Straits of Hormuz, protecting them from possible attack or harassment by the naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp Navy (IRGCN). This new policy was decided after Iran seized the US-flagged vessel, Maersk Kensington, on 1 May and the Marshall Islands-flagged… Continue reading US NAVY ESCORTING U.S AND BRITISH-FLAGGED MERCHANT SHIPS IN THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ
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CHINA TRIES TO SELL TO RUSSIA TYPE 054A GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATES
China intends to sell domestic designed and developed guided-missile frigates to Russia as a substitute for the obsolete vessels currently in service with the Russian Navy. It is the first time ever that China is trying to sell a sophisticated domestically developed defense system to a major technological and military power, like Russia. The vessel… Continue reading CHINA TRIES TO SELL TO RUSSIA TYPE 054A GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATES