A U.S. guided-missile destroyer performed a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea on Wednesday, U.S. 7th Fleet announced. Destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) sailed near the Spratly Islands, 7th Fleet said in a news release. “This freedom of navigation operation (‘FONOP’) upheld the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea recognized in […]
Three sailors on the San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have tested positive for the coronavirus while on deployment, the Navy said Monday.
France joins US to mount multilateral challenge on China in South China Sea ANI | Updated: Feb 12, 2021 14:05 IST
Hong Kong, February 12 (ANI): France on Friday deployed a nuclear attack submarine in the South China Sea, in line with US President Joe Biden s call to mount a multilateral challenge to China, reported Asia Times.
In a tweet earlier this week, France s Defense Minister Florence Parly announced that the European power has deployed the nuclear attack submarine Emeraude along with naval support ship Seine to the maritime area to affirm that international law is the only rule that is valid, whatever the sea where we sail.
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By Kari Lindberg (Bloomberg)
Two U.S. carriers conducted a military exercise in the South China Sea, signaling that U.S. President Joseph Biden and his administration are taking a strong stance to oppose China’s territorial claims in the disputed waters.
The dual carrier operations by the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on Tuesday conducted a “multitude of exercises aimed at increasing interoperability between assets as well as command and control capabilities,” the U.S. Navy said in a statement. The exercises were used to demonstrate the Navy’s ability to operate in challenging environments, it said.