Chinese naval vessels set sail this weekend to participate in joint manoeuvres with the Russian military, Chinese defence authorities said Sunday. Ties between Moscow and Beijing have grown closer since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, a move China has not condemned. The two have ramped up ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and UAE Naval forces participated in a bilateral exercise dubbed 'Nasl Al Bahr' which was aimed at enhancing maritime abilities. The recent drill was part of bilateral exercise series conducted between the two navies, the first drills were held back in 2014 in Pakistani ...

BEIJING - A Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson said that the recently concluded China-Pakistan joint naval exercise off Shanghai had consolidated the traditional friendship between the two countries and the two militaries, and enhanced the ability of the two navies to jointly deal with maritime ...

Pakistan and China started a four-day joint naval exercise named "Sea Guardians-2" in Shanghai port on Sunday. The drill is a normal arrangement as per a yearly plan between the two militaries, said Liu Wensheng, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. It is not related to any ...

*KARACHI - Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Ship HARUSAME visited Karachi port on Friday.* Upon arrival, the ship was received by officials of Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy and JMSDF are partners in peace and striving to achieve safe and secure maritime milieu in the region. The ...

TEHRAN – China, Russia and Iran are to hold joint naval exercises in the north of the Indian Ocean today, according to an Iranian news agency. A spokesman for Iran's armed forces told the semiofficial ISNA news agency that the purpose of the drills was to "strengthen security and ...

KARACHI – Bilateral naval exercise between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, dubbed ‘Naseem-ul-Bahr 13’ kicked off on Sunday. Reports quoting Pakistan Navy officials said the bilateral naval exercise between the Pakistani and Saudi naval forces signifies trust and mutual confidence. Escorting ...

ST. PETERSBURG – The Russian Navy will hold an international naval exercise with the navies of India and Pakistan this year, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said. He stated that while addressing the opening the 10th International Maritime Defense Show-2021 (IMDS-2021) ...

BEIJING – The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) held combat-oriented naval exercises in three major sea areas amid US attempts to woo its Indo-pacific partners for "credible deterrence" against China. The PLA Northern, Eastern and Southern theater commands recently organized drills in the ...

MOSCOW – Russian will take part in a joint navy exercise AMAN-2021, which will be hosted by Pakistan, with NATO members for first time in a decade, the country's Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The biannual naval exercise is scheduled to take place off Karachi, Pakistan’s port city, ...