India Keeps Close Watch on Chinese Research Vessel
is expected to run an ocean survey operation in the Indian Ocean Region raising concern in #India”.An Indian military official confirmed Symon’s finding and said they are monitoring its movement.The Maldivian president’s office, India’s foreign ministry and China’s defense ministry did not respond to requests for comment.New Delhi has in the past flagged similar visits by other Chinese research vessels with its other littoral neighbor Sri Lanka, which has denied permission for such vessels to dock on its ports since 2022.In 2019, India expelled another Chinese research
Babcock Signs $916M Submarine Infrastructure Deal with UK Defense Ministry
Defense contractor Babcock has signed a four-year £750 million (~$916 million) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), to deliver the infrastructure required to support and sustain the UK’s submarines for decades to come.As part of the major infrastructure program underway at the Devonport site, Babcock said it would deliver substantial upgrades to existing infrastructure that will support the future capability of the Royal Navy and the UK’s Defence Nuclear Enterprise.The contract for the delivery of infrastructure to support submarine
VIDEO: Taiwan Reveals First Domestically Made Submarine in Defense Milestone
standing in front of the ship, named the Narwhal. Taiwan's red flag, featuring a white sun against a blue sky, was wrapped around the submarine's bow.Tsai said the Narwhal will enter service in 2025, joining two existing submarines purchased from the Netherlands in the 1980s.China's defense ministry, responding to a question at a regular monthly press briefing about the submarine and how it could prevent China surrounding the island, said Taiwan was "over-rating itself and attempting something impossible"."As for talk about preventing the People's Liberation Army from
Titanic Exploration Submersible Missing, Rescue Efforts Underway
contact with the submersible about an hour and 45 minutes after it began diving toward the wreckage site on Sunday morning.U.S. and Canadian authorities have launched a search-and-rescue operation, including aerial and surface searches, according to statements from the Coast Guard and Canada's defense ministry.OceanGate said, "We are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible."Harding's stepson wrote on Facebook that Harding had "gone missing on submarine&
Malaysia Detains Chinese Ship Linked to Suspected Illegal Salvage of British WW2 Wrecks
days after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Following reports of the illegal salvage activity, Britain's National Museum of the Royal Navy last week said it was "distressed and concerned at the apparent vandalism for personal profit" of the two wrecks. The defense ministry condemned "desecration" of maritime military graves, the BBC said on Saturday.A ship registered in Fuzhou, China and carrying 32 crew failed to present anchoring permits during a routine inspection in waters off Malaysia's southern Johor state on Sunday, the Malaysian
Denmark Investigates Yacht Linked to Nord Stream Blasts
the harbour ticket machine, Andersen said.Danish police declined to comment.Christiansö is part of a small archipelago about 18 km northeast of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. The archipelago with just 98 inhabitants is a former naval fortress but remains under administration of the Danish defense ministry.(Reuters - Additional reporting by Johannes Birkebaek; Editing by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen
UK Defense Ministry Buys Offshore Construction Vessel for Subsea Cable, Pipelines Protection
The UK defense ministry has acquired a subsea construction vessel that used to work in the offshore energy industry. The vessel, Topaz Tangaroa, will undergo a period of military modification and will be used to protect subsea cables and oil and gas pipelines.The Topaz Tangaora, to be renamed as it joins the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet, is the first of two future undersea surveillance ships, and it arrived at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. Thursday.Once operational, the ship will be used to protect seabed telecommunications cables and oil and gas pipelines. "The 98-meter-long, adaptable offshore
"Technogenic Craters" Found at Damaged Nord Stream Pipeline Site
seabed at a distance of about 248 meters from each other," it said. Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, laid on the bed of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, were damaged in September and the infrastructure has been a focal point in the wider row between the West and Moscow. Russia's defense ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a claim that London said was false. Sweden and Denmark have both concluded that four leaks on Nord Stream 1 and 2 were caused by explosions, but have not said who might be responsible. NATO Secretary-General
Romania Defuses Drifting Mine off Black Sea Coast
Romania's military carried out late on Sunday a controlled explosion of a naval mine that had drifted close to the country's Black Sea shore, the defense ministry said.Mines began floating in the Black Sea after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, and Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish military diving teams have been defusing those drifting in their waters.Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of planting them.The Black Sea is crucial for shipment of grain, oil and oil products. Its waters are shared by Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Turkey, as well as Ukraine and Russia.Romania's defense
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