SHANGHAI, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday that the recent fly through of a U.S. maritime plane through the Taiwan Strait deliberately disrupted the regional situation and endangered peace…
https://gcaptain.com/chinese-military-says-u-s-plane-in-taiwan-strait-endangered-peace/
Chinese ships operating near Japan on June 24, 2022. Japanese MoD Image
An uptick in Russian and Chinese warship movements near Japan are a part of an ongoing military demonstration toward Tokyo, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobou Kishi said this week.
The People’s Liberation Army Navy and the Russian Pacific fleet have, since mid-June, sent two separate surface action groups around the Japanese home islands.
“The fact that about 10 Russian and Chinese ships sail around Japan on the same route in a...
Scottish vessel operator Sentinel Marine has taken delivery of a new emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) built by Fujian South East Shipyard in China. Named Croma ..
The post VESSEL REVIEW | Cromarty Sentinel – Chinese-built standby vessel for Scotland’s Sentinel Marine appeared first on Bair...
This is a very interesting, thought-provoking and, even, inspiring little book. Written by two Singapore-based American defence journalists, it is more objective in its a ..
A new LNG-fueled offshore guard vessel has been delivered to a Chinese oil and gas support company while two new crewboats will enter service with a UK operator. Orders h ..
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The following is the June Government Accountability Office report, Missile Defense: Better Oversight and Coordination Needed for Counter-Hypersonic Development.
What GAO Found
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) continues to build components of the Missile Defense System (MDS), test its capabilities, and plan for countering evolving threats. In fiscal year 2021, MDA made progress, but continued to fall short of its goals for asset deliveries and testing. For example, MDA successfully delivered many...
https://news.usni.org/2022/06/22/gao-report-on-hypersonic-missile-defense
Joint venture company Proman Stena Bulk has taken delivery of its first methanol-fueled newbuild tanker from China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The 49, ..
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By Peter Martin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) –Biden administration officials have decided to reject a vague new assertion by China that the Taiwan Strait is not “international waters” and are increasingly…
https://gcaptain.com/us-rejects-chinas-claims-over-taiwan-strait-as-concerns-grow/
Chinese ships on June 17, 2022. JMSDF Photos
Russian warships are now steaming in the East China and the Philippine seas near Japan, the Russian Navy and the Japan Defense Ministry announced on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Indo-Pacific Deployment 2022 (IPD22) drilled with the U.S. Navy while ships from five Indo-Pacific nations sailed together out of Guam en route to the Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC2022) exercise in Hawaii.
The Russian Navy said destroyers...
https://news.usni.org/2022/06/20/chinese-russian-warships-active-near-japan-ahead-of-rimpac-2022
China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen has laid the keel for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ordered by Oslo-based Seaway 7. Once completed, Seaway Ventus will b ..
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