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Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China: report
Published on 06/07/2025
» TOKYO - Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two US allies increase cooperation to counter Beijing.
Stretched US Navy eyes risky new waters in South China Sea
Published on 02/09/2024
» LONDON - As two US aircraft carrier battle groups patrolled the Indian Ocean this week in an explicit effort to deter Iran from striking Israel and sparking a major regional conflict, a very different military messaging effort was underway in a luxury conference centre in Manila.
Commitments of US navy mounting up
Oped, Published on 11/11/2023
» In the American game of baseball, the defending team must cover all bases; first, second and third. No matter how good and fast a player is, one person "can't cover all bases," as the expression goes. Cover one, and the ball would be hit to another. You need three players to cover first, second and third base. The best and most competent player can't successfully cover all three dispersed bases. That's common sense.
Thai warship to protect Pattaya-Hua Hin ferry
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/01/2017
» After rough seas delay launch, naval frigate to maintain constant contact with ferries traveling between Pattaya & Hua Hin.
Naval ships from US, India and Japan to start wargames
AFP, Published on 24/07/2014
» TOKYO - The US, India and Japan are set to kick off week-long war games in the Pacific, beefing up naval ties as they warily eye an increasingly assertive China.
Submarine base nears completion
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/10/2013
» The Royal Thai Navy plans to complete the construction of a submarine squadron headquarters and training centre in March next year, despite not having any submarines in its fleet.
21-gun salute for Their Majesties
Published on 02/08/2013
» The Royal Thai Navy fired a 21-gun salute to honour the arrival of Their Majesties the King and Queen at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khiri Khan on Friday afternoon.
China navy gets new "stealth frigate": state media
AFP, Published on 27/02/2013
» China's navy has taken delivery of a new type of stealth frigate that is expected to bolster the country's maritime defences amid territorial disputes, state media reported Tuesday.
Iran warships enter the Mediterranean
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» Iranian warships entered the Mediterranean after crossing the Suez Canal on Saturday to show Tehran's "might" to regional states, the navy commander said, at a time of simmering tensions with Israel.