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South Africa defends naval drills with Iran, Russia as 'essential'
Simon's Town, South Africa (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 South Africa on Saturday began naval drills with Russia, Iran and China, describing the manoeuvres off its coast as not merely a show of force but a vital response to rising maritime tensions. The week?long 'Will for Peace 2026' exercises come just days after the United States seized a Russian?flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, saying it carried crude bound for Venezuela, Russia and Iran in violation of Western sanctions. The seizure followed an American raid that toppled Moscow's ally ... read more |
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Chinese, Iranian warships in South Africa for exercisesSimon'S Town, South Africa (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Chinese and Iranian warships were docked off South Africa's main navy base Thursday ahead of exercises that officials said were also meant to involve Russia. ... more 
China slams countries that criticised Taiwan drills as 'irresponsible'Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Beijing slammed on Wednesday countries including Japan and Australia for their "irresponsible" criticism of China's military drills in waters around Taiwan. ... more 
Iran designates Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisationTehran (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 The Iranian foreign ministry designated the Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation on Tuesday in what it said was retaliation for Canada's 2024 blacklisting of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. ... more 
North Korea's Kim visits nuclear subs as Putin hails 'invincible' bondSeoul (AFP) Dec 25, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a nuclear submarine factory and received a message from Russia's Vladimir Putin hailing the countries' "invincible friendship", Pyongyang's state media said Thursday. ... more |
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France probes mystery drone flight over nuclear sub baseBrest, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 The French military used jammers as several suspected drones flew over a closely guarded base housing nuclear ballistic submarines, prosecutors said Friday. ... more 
UK, Norway to jointly 'hunt Russian submarines' under new pactLondon (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 Britain and Norway on Thursday unveiled a new defence pact that will see their navies jointly operate a warship fleet to "hunt Russian submarines" in the North Atlantic. ... more
Taiwan says China simulates 'attacks' on foreign navy shipsTaipei (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Taiwan's intelligence chief said Wednesday that Chinese military aircraft have "simulated attacks" on foreign warships passing through sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan. ... more 
S. Korea leader says 'extremely difficult' to make nuclear subs in USeoul (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 South Korea's leader said Wednesday it would be "extremely difficult" to build its nuclear-powered submarines in the United States under a deal with Washington. ... more 
Taiwan's first domestically-built submarine misses delivery deadlineTaipei (AFP) Dec 1, 2025 Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corp has missed the deadline for completing Taiwan's first domestically-made submarine, the defence minister said Monday. ... more |
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France says ready to deliver frigate to Sweden by 2030
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 France's defence minister said Monday that the country was ready to deliver a "fully equipped" frigate to Sweden, which is looking to acquire four new warships, by 2030. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, which procures equipment for the Swedish Armed Forces, has conducted a market survey to acquire new warships for Sweden's navy with a plan to have two delivered by 2030 and another two by 2035. Swedish Defence Minister P�l Jonson, who hosted his French counterpart Catherine Vautr ... read more 
UK warns Putin as Russian military ship enters its watersLondon (AFP) Nov 19, 2025 The UK government warned the Kremlin on Wednesday after saying a Russian military ship had entered British waters and directed lasers at UK pilots. ... more |
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North Korea says Seoul-US sub deal will trigger 'nuclear domino' effectSeoul (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 North Korea denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary on Tuesday that the deal would cause a "nuclear domino" effect. ... more 
USS Ford in Caribbean; Maduro blasts US-T&T drillsWashington (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 A US aircraft carrier is now in the Caribbean Sea to bolster an anti-narcotics campaign, the military announced Sunday - a move sure to anger Venezuela - as US forces struck another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. ... more
South Korea says to 'move forward' on nuclear subs with USSeoul (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 South Korea will "move forward" with the United States in building nuclear-powered submarines, President Lee Jae Myung said Friday, after a long-awaited security and trade agreement was finalised. ... more
U.S. carrier strike force positioned in waters near VenezuelaWashington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2025 A carrier strike group has arrived at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Southern Command's control amid tensions with Venezuela and drug cartels. ... more
Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attackCaracas (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment. ... more |
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