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At least one Iranian drone targeted an Israeli-linked commercial shipping tanker in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 10, causing minor damage, a US military official familiar with the incident confirmed to Al-Monitor on Friday. The official said the United States Read More …
Romania’s military carried out late on Sunday a controlled explosion of a naval mine that had drifted close to the country’s Black Sea shore, the defense ministry said. Mines began floating in the Black Sea after Russia invaded Ukraine on Read More …
A team of the Romanian Navy destroyed on March 28 a naval mine found floating 39 nautical miles (some 70 km) off the Romanian Black Sea coast’s Capu Midia. The mine had been spotted by the Romanian fishing vessel Olimpus Read More …
Turkey on Saturday reopened the Bosphorus, or Istanbul Strait, to ships after briefly closing it due to a suspected mine. Underwater security teams examined the object and found it to be an old mine and neutralized it, said National Defense Read More …
U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said Saturday. The strike Thursday night on the Read More …
The Arab Saudi-led alliance said it intercepted and destroyed early Thursday eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and three ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s All Houthis towards Saudi Arabia amid an upsurge of the Iran-aligned rebels’ attacks. On Monday, the alliance Read More …
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals for the development of innovative technologies to provide novel methods of Early Warning (EW) for maritime operations. Run on behalf of the Royal Navy, this competition aims to develop alternative Read More …
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after maritime security firms cited “unconfirmed reports” of an attack on a vessel in the area. A Saudi defence ministry statement did not say whether Read More …
Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction of Lebanese waters. The identity of the vessel was unclear, Read More …
Virtual Conference: Online Access Only SMi Group are pleased to announce the return of Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology (UMST), taking place virtually on 12th-13th May 2021. Highlights for 2021: The leading event in Europe on unmanned maritime systems. Hear the Read More …
