The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a bilateral Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) west of Japan's Goto Islands on June 7, marking the first s...

Japan is offering Indonesia Mogami-class frigates and submarines, as Tokyo seeks to deepen security cooperation with Jakarta following the loosening of its arms export rules and amid the geopolitical ...

Japan and the Philippines have taken a significant step toward deeper defense cooperation by agreeing to establish a bilateral working group to explore the transfer of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forc...

China's military said on Friday it recently conducted military ​drills including live-fire exercises in the waters ‌east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, calling it "a necessary operation" in respons...

In a major diplomatic and military development, Tokyo has extended an offer to New Delhi to jointly manufacture its cutting-edge Mogami-class stealth frigates at Indian shipbuilding facilities...

Germany expects to soon ​sign an final ‌agreement with India about a planned $8 billion ​submarine cooperation between ​the two countries, Defence ⁠Minister Boris Pistorius ​told reporters on Wednesda...

In recent years the way in which states perceive the value of the seas has changed. The processes of legal and extra-legal territorialization have meant that the seas are now viewed as having value...

Der deutsche Marineschiffbauer TKMS hat eine Kooperationsvereinbarung (Teaming Agreement) mit dem im indischen Hyderabad ansässigen Unternehmen VEM Technologies Pvt. Ltd. für den Transfer von Torpedot...

Jedes dritte Schiff der Schattenflotte ist ohne korrekte Flagge unterwegs.

Iranian ships falsifying their journeys deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta, circumventing sanctions in both countries.

Im ersten Teil dieses Überblicks hat hartpunkt wichtige Entwicklungen für die chinesische Überwasserflotte im vergangenen Jahr beleuchtet. Der zweite Teil bietet eine Zusammenfassung der bedeutendsten...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato.

Around 1.4 million barrels per day of Russian oil, or almost a third of the country's seaborne exporting potential, remain in tankers as unloading slows due to U.S. sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil , JPMorgan said on Thursday.

The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries

This year’s drills will involve more than 6,000 military personnel from the U.S., Indonesia and 12 other nations.

U.S. naval shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Closer cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help…

Palau, where brutal World War Two clashes once unfolded, is again on the frontline as China and the United States and its allies prepare their forces in an intensifying contest for control over the Asia-Pacific region.

Abstract. While the democratic peace literature finds that pairs of democracies face lower risks for interstate conflict than other regime pairings, the ma

A US report says Russia has put in a request to station long-range aircraft on an Indonesian air force base relatively close to the Australian mainland.

Reuters first reported on Monday that Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee and one of only a handful of female Navy three-star officers, had been fired.

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in plac...

New research shows that bottom trawling — a damaging fishing practice subsidized by European taxpayers — costs billions, largely due to massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Forbidding the practice ...

Beijing now has the power to disrupt global communications after scientists revealed a device that can sever undersea cables.

Over 5,000 vessels  – equivalent to 14.5% of the global merchant fleet – operate under registries with less than 10% ratification of International Maritime Organization and the International Labour Or...

U.S. maritime power increasingly risks projecting strength without the institutional agility to sustain it.

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity at Charlevoix, Canada

Singapore is now planning to procure two more Invincible-class submarines and to replace its fleet of maritime patrol aircraft.

Europe defending itself with separate militaries, without U.S. support, is neither logical nor practical. It is time to reconsider a common European army.

Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said maritime security has remained a critical concern for ASEAN, with the South China Sea becoming a focal point for territorial disputes.

The Charles De Gaulle Carrier Strike Group conducted Paris' first SCS joint patrol with Philippine forces in the disputed waters.

Germany's Thyssenkrupp will build six submarines for the Indian Navy along with its Indian partner. However, the deal is not necessarily a sign that New Delhi will end its defense sector dependence on...

January has been a pivotal month for Indonesia as it navigates its complex relationship with China, marked by a series of high-level defense and security discussions. These meetings underscore Indones...