USA LIFTS BAN ON KIWI SHIPS Washington has lifted a ban on New Zealand naval vessels visiting US naval and coast guard bases around the world. The ban was imposed 26 years ago due to a stand-off over nuclear issues. New Zealand declared itself a nuclear free zone and banned port visits by US Navy warships that were nuclear-propelled and/or armed with atomic weapons. It represented a breach of the ANZUS Treaty (signed ...
Read moreASIA-PAC MARINES ARE ‘TIP OF SPEAR The US Marines Corps is to commit 22,000 troops west of the International Date Line (IDL), with a significant proportion of them deployed aboard ...
Read moreSOUTH CHINA SEA SIMMERS President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines last month (July) said his country would not back down in its maritime dispute with Beijing, pledging to obtain ...
Read moreELLOW SEA RIPOSTE STAGED BY ALLIED TRIO It was seen as a response to the new Sino-Russian axis, which had been expressed earlier this year via joint naval exercises ...
Read moreSIXTY PER CENT OF USN TO BE BASED IN ASIA-PAC As the swing in focus away from the old Cold War era European centre of gravity gathers pace, US ...
Read moreIRANIANS THREATEN TO SINK USN CARRIERS Iran’s bluster has risen to new heights, with its military officers claiming they could sink or destroy an American carrier in the ...
Read moreBIG EXERCISES IN YELLOW SEA The Chinese and Russian navies are conducting a large-scale maritime exercise towards the end of this month (April) in the Yellow Sea. The Russian ...
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