A statement from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, based in Japan, said its operations in the South China Sea demonstrate a commitment “to upholding a free and open Indo-Pacific region where all nations, large and small, are secure in their sovereignty, can resolve...
“Everything we do, we try to do it with our allies and partners,”said VADM Thomas who noted that China’s navy often does exercises by themselves. 7thFleet pays attention to the Russian Pacific Northern Fleet and the U.S. Navy sees them operating out of Vladivostok. There is some coor...
Reports that the U.S. Navy plans to cut more than 40% its P-3 Orion fleet. Need to save money to be applied to the Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft; Rise in maintenance and operation costs; Special abuse cons...
Tokyo: The commander of the US Navy’s Asia-based 7th Fleet was dismissed on Wednesday after a series of warship accidents raised questions about its operations in the Pacific. A two-sentence statement issued by the Navy said Adm Scott Swift, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, had relieved ...
The USS Ralph Johnson and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa sailed through the narrow band of ocean that separates China and self-ruled Taiwan, according to the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunited by...
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US Navy adds stealth destroyer, new Arleigh Burke-class warship to the fleet The guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt departs San Diego, Calif. (MC2 Natalie Byers/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy took delivery of itsfirst stealth destroyerand a newFlight IIAArleigh Burke-...
No decision has yet been made on who will be the commander of the new 2nd Fleet but the decision is expected in the coming weeks, said a Navy official who spoke on background. “It will have the [same] command and control structure of of any fleet, really and I say that in a mind...
The U.S. Navy could use its future fleet of uncrewed warships to stalk and kill enemy submarines, Terminator-style.
the missile frigate Yueyang, the supply ship Qiandaohu and the hospital ship Peace Ark. Floyd said the United States would continue to invite the Chinese navy to the exercise and looks forward to China's broader and deeper participation in the drills. The Chinese fleet arrived in Pearl Harbor...