China's aircraft carrier battle group carried out a full drill in first-degree combat readiness on Saturday, the highest level of a four-tier defense readiness protocol, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. 

BEIJING --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG 63) sailed near China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on July 2 without the permission of the Chinese government. 

The Sovershenny corvette completed the state sea trials in the sea combat training ranges of the Pacific Fleet. During them the representatives of the plant delivery team together with the ship crew and the members of the State Admission Commission conducted manoeuvring and speed tests of the corvette, checked the operation of all the aggregates, systems and units, navigational and radiotechnical equipment, as well as the armaments of the ship. 

Korea will start the construction of a new 3,000-ton submarine for the Navy, the state arms procurement agency said Friday.
 

China launched a new domestically developed destroyer in Shanghai on Wednesday, marking a milestone in building a strong and modern naval force, according to the People's Liberation Army Navy.

The Zagon-2E guided anti-submarine aerial bomb was presented by the concern Techmash, which is part of the State Corporation Rostec weapons cluster, at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg from June 28 to July 2. 

The Russian military mocked Britain's new aircraft carrier on Thursday, saying the HMS Queen Elizabeth presented "a large convenient target" and would be wise to keep its distance from Moscow's warships.

China's first home-grown, 10,000-ton class missile destroyer has been launched in Shanghai on Wednesday morning, marking a step forward for China's development in missile destroyers. 

The Northern Fleet strategic missile submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy (the major ship of the project 955 Borei) has performed a successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Bulava from the Barents Sea against the assigned training targets at the Kura range on Kamchatka. 
 

The naval weapon systems Pantsir-ME and its forerunners Kashtan and Kashtan-M developed by the Tula KBP (part of the High Precision Systems Holding of Rostec State Corporation) are the only systems in the world that combine a powerful artillery armament, an effective multimode missile armament and an integrated radar-optical armament control system in a single turret mount.

Seagull, Elbit Systems’ groundbreaking Multi-Mission USV, participated in the bi-national MCM trials for unmanned maritime systems that were organized by the Directorate General of Material Resources (DGMR) of the Belgian Defence Ministry. Taking part in the trials conducted at the beginning of June off the Belgian Zeebrugge Naval Base, were several companies operating different types of unmanned underwater and surface vehicles. 

The Royal Australian Navy’s two Landing Helicopter Docks, HMA Ships Adelaide and Canberra are due to complete maintenance periods this week after rectification of emergent issues with their propulsion systems. 
 

Completing her maiden voyage, the Damen Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore arrived in Sydney harbour early on Monday morning. The 94-metre long vessel is now less than a month away from deployment as a versatile multi-role vessel and helicopter training platform for the Royal Australian Navy. 
 

Aviators from Culdrose are heading for colder climes, to do what the Merlin helicopter does best… hunt for submarines lurking in the deep. 
 

History was made today as HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first QE Class aircraft carrier, set sail from Rosyth to commence first stage sea trials off the north-east of Scotland. 

While she may be the last Australian guided missile frigate to deploy to Operation MANITOU, HMAS Newcastle is the first to deploy on operations with an MH60R helicopter and a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System. 

The Straus Military Reform Project and the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) sent a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees urging members to strike language included in the a subcommittee mark for the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that would strip the requirement for the Navy to conduct a critical test on the $13 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. 

Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, will put on display the whole range of exported naval equipment at the International Maritime Defense Show IMDS-2017. Some of them will make their debut at the event. Others, well known on the arms market, will appear with far better characteristics. 

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree to scrap the unfinished Soviet-era missile cruiser 'Ukrayina' ('Ukraine'), which has been sitting for nearly thirty years at the docks of a shipyard in the port city of Mykolaiv, local media reports. Observers suggest that the decision is highly symbolic.

The Indian Navy's three Tupolev Tu-142M aircraft will be decommissioned on March 29. The aircraft will be converted into a museum in collaboration with an Indian state.

The Indian Navy successfully conducted the maiden trial-firing of a newly installed surface-to-air missile system from its Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has commissioned a ship two-and-a-half American football fields long to bolster its fleet as threats loom in the East and South China Seas.

Russia and Sri Lanka have reached final stages of agreeing on a contract to deliver Gepard 3.9-class frigates to Colombo, a source in the field of military and technical cooperation told Sputnik.

Russia and Sri Lanka are in discussions over a contract on the delivery of Gepard 3.9-class frigates to Colombo, the deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) told Sputnik.

Repair works of Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, which participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria, will start later in 2017, Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief Vice Adm. Viktor Bursuk said Tuesday.

Russia's second upgraded Yasen-class project 885M submarine will be floated out on March 31, the Sevmash shipbuilder said Tuesday.

The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, which restricts the naval presence of non-Black Sea states in the region, is a key security guarantee and must be upheld amid NATO's plans to expand its regional presence, Russia's Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko told Sputnik.

Cutting-edge Russian-made nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarines, known as the Yasen class, cost nearly half as much as the USS Illinois, the latest US-built Virginia class subsurface ship, defense analyst Konstantin Makiyenko told Gazeta.ru, adding that the Russian system is also to a large extent better than its American counterpart.

Russia has given a permission to Japan’s training flotilla to call at its port this year, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada told reporters on Monday.

March 19 is observed annually in Russia as the Submariner’s Day, as on that day in 1906 Russian military submarines were organized into a separate branch of the Imperial Russian Navy.

A Russian Pacific Fleet naval strike group has successfully found, tracked and 'destroyed' a simulated enemy submarine in drills in the Sea of Japan, Defense Ministry spokesman Vladimir Matveev said Saturday. The simulated enemy, a Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric sub, is nicknamed the 'Black Hole' by the US Navy since it operates so quietly.

Russian combat submarines have returned to the Arctic region, where they will increase their presence in the near future, Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov, the head of the combat training department of the Russian Navy, told the Russian newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

Commenting on the recent departure of Russia's cutting-edge frigate the Admiral Grigorovich from Russia's Black Sea port of Sevastopol on its long-distance mission to the Mediterranean, Russian military commentator Viktor Baranets told Radio Sputnik what the military vessel will be doing off the Syrian coast.

Israel's Justice Ministry has launched an investigation into the potentially corrupt purchase of German submarines involving individuals close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following months of examination by law enforcement agencies.

Amid the perennial Russian 'threat', the Swedish state seems to have had second thoughts about having sold off a submarine port on the strategic island of Gotland back in the 2000s. Needless to say, negotiations with the Armed Forces quickly sped up after a "Russian oligarch" emerged among prospective buyers.

Decommissioning the USS Enterprise after 55 years of operation will not include commercial recycling, as was previously planned. The service has yet to pin down an appropriate plan to dismantle America’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

The Admiral Grigorovich departed a Sevastopol, Crimea, port to join the Russian fleet stationed in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The frigate was deployed in November 2016 to launch Kalibr cruise missiles on terror cells operating within Syrian borders.

Russian Northern Fleet will participate in the annual Russian-Norwegian exercise in September, the fleet's press service said on Sunday in a statement.

Developers of the Russian new-generation strategic bomber, known as the Advanced Long-Range Aviation Complex (PAK DA), have defended the preliminary design of the project, according to Evgeniy Fedorov, scientific director of the Russian State Research Institute of Aviation Systems.

Сapt. 1st Rank Sergey Artamonov, the commander of the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, stated that he was looking forward to the introduction of Kamov Ka-52 Alligator helicopters into service.

Based on the latest solid-state technology, the radar is also suited for coastal surveillance applications. The SSR will be capable of providing target designation data to surface to surface missiles.

India's Ministry of Defense document shows that more than two dozen accidents have been reported involving naval warships and submarines since 2011.

Ship commander Sergey Artamonov said that the crew of Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is prepared for further missions after completing the tour to Syria.

Vladimir Putin said that Russian armed forces have a huge combat potential, the security of the country is in safe hands.

US officials are reporting that China has almost completed constructing two dozen buildings on its artificial islands in the South China Sea. The structures, according to reports, are intended to contain long-range surface-to-air missiles.

The Japanese government plans to discuss the expansion of joint naval exercises with Russia during an upcoming meeting of the defense and foreign ministers of the two countries, media reported Wednesday, citing a source in the Japanese government.

Indian Navy has announced a tender for 57 multi-role carrier borne fighters. Russian Aircraft has announced its willingness to participate in this bid.

Lockheed Martin was awarded by $150Mln contract to provide the US Marine Corps with the Target Sight System (TSS) for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, according to official statement.

Japan has announced the acceleration of a warship-building program, hoping to construct two additional frigates each year to better enforce their claim on the East China Sea. Japan has been embroiled in a land dispute with China and Taiwan over several islands in the East China Sea since the 1970s.

An Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine has completed a series of four Trident II D5 missile tests, the US Navy said in a press release on Thursday.

Despite ongoing media campaigns that fill the Finnish population with misgivings about "evil" Russia, Finns don't seem to be particularly keen on state-induced paranoia. Recent polls suggest that Finns have become less afraid of Russia and more doubtful about joining NATO.

Indian defense scientists have announced that an anti-submarine torpedo will be going on trial from INS Sindhughosh submarine soon. India has offered this underwater missile to Vietnam and hopes for large orders from several other naval forces around the world.

Dozens of warships, submarines and combat aircraft are taking part in the Indian Navy’s Annual Theater Readiness Operational Exercise (TROPEX) 2017, under way off the country’s western seaboard since January 24. The drill is aimed at testing the Navy’s combat readiness amid the growing activity of Chinese nuclear submarines in the Indian Ocean.

According to US military and defense experts, the country's navy needs a deep modenization in order to be able to counter the emerging threats and challenges.

Commenting on the report of the commander of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov that the cruiser was followed by up to 60 NATO ships on its way to Syria and back, Radio Sputnik contributor Ilya Kharlamov provided his reasons why the alliance 'spared no expense' on its promenade with the Russian vessel.

The commander of the cruiser said that Russia's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, was followed by more than 50 NATO ships on its way to Syria and back home

Poland's National Security Bureau, a body charged with executing the president's security policy, has presented its framework on maritime security, concluding that Russia poses the biggest threat to Poland's maritime borders, and that major investments are needed to improve the Navy's capabilities. Russian experts say ulterior motives are at play.

Chinese media has revealed when the country is expecting to reinforce its fleet of aircraft carriers with two more domestically built vessels: the second aircraft carrier is scheduled to be launched later this year while the third one is expected in about 2021. It also provided some details about their technical characteristics.

Germany will purchase naval strike missiles for some $1.19 billion from Norway.

Russia's anti-submarine ship Severomorsk has started active phase of the international AMAN-2017 drills.

The Royal Navy's subsurface fleet is rumored to be in dire straits, with all seven attack submarines non-operational. Defense analyst Konstantin Sivkov told Radio Sputnik that these reports might have been exaggerated, adding that they appear to resemble a coordinated media campaign aimed at securing more funding.

Russia successfully tested its latest Ka-52K Katran reconnaissance and combat helicopter during the recent Mediterranean cruise by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported.

The naval group led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has returned to its home port of Severomorsk following a two-month-long deployment to the eastern Mediterranean where it took part in Moscow's anti-Daesh operation. Defense analyst Alexander Zhilin told Radio Sputnik that the mission has revealed what the Russian Navy is capable.

Territories claimed by the Philippines but controlled by China played host to an ‘unsafe’ encounter between a US Navy P-3C and a Chinese KJ-200, both surveillance aircraft.

The amphibious dock warship USS Green Bay is making a port call in the Thailand city of Sattahip prior to joining the annual US-led Cobra Bay exercises, the US Navy announced in a press release on Friday.

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Bill Moran said that the number one priority for the US Navy is to replace the Ohio-class strategic nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines with the next generation Columbia-class 'boomers'.

A Royal Saudi warship struck by Houthi bombers safely returned to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a coastal city approximately 40 miles west of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The Russian Admiral Kuznetsov aircraf-carrying cruiser returned from Syria and entered the Kola Bay near the country’s northern port city of Severomorsk on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Forward deployed US forces in the Arabian Gulf are in the "highest state of readiness" amid increasing tensions with Iran and concerns about the overall preparedness of personnel and equipment, a Department of Defense official told Sputnik.

British Type 45 destroyers are so loud Russian submarines can hear them 100 miles away, a British Navy officer has revealed.

The air wing of Russia's aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov is coming back to the home airdrome in Severomorsk in the north of Russia, after carrying out a mission in Syria.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the air wing of Russian aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov destroyed over 1,000 terrorist targets during its mission in Syria.

The United Kingdom is investing four million pounds ($5 million) in the construction of a submarine school, which is to be built at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde in Scotland, the Defense Ministry said in a press release Thursday.

Amid strained relations between Iran and the US, Washington has deployed a Navy destroyer off the Yemeni coast to protect waterways from the Iran-supported Houthi militia. The USS Cole was deployed to escort vessels and carry out other patrols off southwestern Yemen, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The decision to station the Shandong aircraft carrier, currently under construction in Dalian, in close vicinity of a Chinese nuclear submarine base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea is fully in line with the original purpose of this particular type of ships, military expert Vasily Kashin told Sputnik.

A recent maritime suicide bombing off the coast of the Yemen may have been a “dress rehearsal” for a comparable attack on US destroyers patrolling waterways in the Middle East.

The Houthi militia group has scored a major strike against a Saudi Arabian warship off the western coast of Yemen in the Red Sea.

This week, UK media reported that the HMS Diamond destroyer would be sailing to the Black Sea, with commandoes, marines, and advanced anti-aircraft missiles on board, in Britain's largest operational mission to the region since the Cold War. Speaking to RIA Novosti, military analyst Konstantin Sivkov explained why the UK was making its move now.

Commenting on UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon's disrespectful remark about the Russian Northern Fleet carrier group led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier returning from Syria to its base in northern Russia via the English Channel, Russian defense analysts called it "hysterics" driven by "military-political impotence."

The ongoing month-long exercise in the Indian Ocean is the most complex and is the first to be held after news broke about Chinese nuclear submarine visiting Pakistani ports.

A Russian naval repairs and maintenance facility in the Syrian port of Tartus could be overhauled to a full-scale naval base capable of hosting large warships, including aircraft carriers, within two years, a senior Russian lawmaker said Friday.

The Russian Navy has launched anti-submarine Il-38 jets drills that involve flying for a long period of time and in adverse conditions, a spokesman for the Eastern Military District’s Pacific Fleet said Tuesday.

Tokyo is expected to give Hanoi six patrol boats to help its maritime security efforts in the South China Sea, Kyodo news agency reported Monday, citing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

As part of US President Donald Trump’s pledge to end the threat of radical Islamic terrorists, the White House is reportedly in talks to designate Iran’s highly-capable Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a bona fide terrorist organization.