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Latest news from the Baltic

Two Russian naval strike jets made danger-close passes of an American guided-missile destroyer in the Baltic. Referred to by the US Navy as ‘several close interactions’, the incidents also involved a Helix helicopter adopting the Cold War tactic (used by both sides back then) of photographing a NATO vessel up close.

‘USS Donald Cook encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship,’ explained a ...

News Digest

RN & USN ‘SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP’ TO GROW EVER TIGHTER The top officers in the navies of the United Kingdom and USA shared a platform in London to explain how ...

News Digest

CANDIDATES FOR FUTURE RCN WARSHIP SQUARE UP Canada is starting the process of drawing up a short list of potential future frigates as it looks to move its major ...

News Digest

FINNS ‘ATTACK’ SUSPECTED SUBMARINE In the wake of Sweden’s hunt for an underwater intruder in October last year Finland went a step further and actually attacked a similar ...

News Digest from the April & May 2015 editions

RUSSIA THREATENS TO TARGET DANISH WARSHIPS WITH NUKES A decision by Denmark to link its major naval units to a planned Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield for Europe provoked ...

News Digest

USA’s RUSSIAN THREAT WARNING PROVOKES MOSCOW’s ANGER Europe is facing the twin-pronged threat of Russian aggression and Islamic terrorism, according to the Chairman of the US Joint ...

News Digest from the October and November 2014 editions

US NAVY SPEARHEADS SYRIAN STRIKES American naval forces remained at the forefront of the action as two warships launching cruise missiles joined carrier-based jets in conducting strikes against terrorist ...