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6:31pm, 2nd August, 2019

U.S. Navy pilot killed in California crash was 33-year-old lieutenant

The fighter pilot who perished in the crash of his fighter jet in Death Valley National Park in California was identified by the U.S. Navy on Friday as Lieutenant Charles Walker, who had served in the armed forces for the past 10 years.

U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes in California's desert near base

12:21am, 1st August, 2019

US

U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes in California's desert near base

A U.S. military fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in California at a national park near a Navy air station, leaving the fate of the pilot unknown and injuring seven park visitors, according to military officials and media reports.

U.S. Navy warships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait

7:48pm, 28th April, 2019

World

U.S. Navy warships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait

The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.

ST Engineering wins up to $1.9 billion contract to build icebreakers for U.S. Navy

9:44pm, 23rd April, 2019

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ST Engineering wins up to $1.9 billion contract to build icebreakers for U.S. Navy

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd said on Wednesday it has won a contract worth up to $1.94 billion to build as many as three icebreaker ships for the U.S. Navy.

Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty

4:23am, 20th April, 2019

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Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty

The Thai navy on Saturday boarded the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. bitcoin trader and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the "seasteading" movement who possibly face the death sentence for setting up their offshore home.

China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary

12:17am, 20th April, 2019

World

China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary

China will show off new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers at a parade next week marking 70 years since its navy's founding, a senior commander said on Saturday, as Beijing flexes its increasingly well-equipped military muscle.

U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran gets 10 years in prison, lawyer says

1:32pm, 16th March, 2019

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U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran gets 10 years in prison, lawyer says

A U.S. Navy veteran has been sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison, his family's lawyer said, after he was arrested last July while visiting an Iranian woman in the city of Mashhad.

U.S. navy veteran arrested in probe of suspicious letters

9:08pm, 3rd October, 2018

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U.S. navy veteran arrested in probe of suspicious letters

A U.S. Navy veteran was taken into custody on Wednesday as a suspect in the investigation of letters sent to senior U.S. government officials initially feared to contain the poison ricin, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Salt Lake City said.

Exclusive - British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands: sources

8:08pm, 5th September, 2018

UK

Exclusive - British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands: sources

A British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea as it headed towards Vietnam, asserting "freedom of navigation" rights and challenging Beijing's "excessive claims" in the region, two sources said.

7:28pm, 5th September, 2018

World

Exclusive: British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands - sources

A British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea as it headed toward Vietnam, asserting "freedom of navigation" rights and challenging Beijing's "excessive claims" in the region, two sources said.

Russian navy to hold drills off Syria as Idlib offensive looms

9:42am, 30th August, 2018

World

Russian navy to hold drills off Syria as Idlib offensive looms

Russia will begin a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense announced, a move the Kremlin said was justified by a failure to deal with militants in Syria's Idlib province.

Iran says navy mounts new defense system on warship

3:32am, 18th August, 2018

World

Iran says navy mounts new defense system on warship

Iran's navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday, as tensions mount with the U.S. military in the Gulf.

Mexico navy says finds 50 tons of meth in mountain lab

9:21pm, 17th August, 2018

World

Mexico navy says finds 50 tons of meth in mountain lab

Mexican marines on Friday said they had discovered an underground drug lab in the mountains outside the capital of Sinaloa state where they destroyed 50 tons of methamphetamine.

Manchester suicide bomber was rescued by British navy in 2014 from Libya - Daily Mail

2:41am, 31st July, 2018

UK

Manchester suicide bomber was rescued by British navy in 2014 from Libya - Daily Mail

A British man who killed 22 people in an attack in Manchester at the end of a show by U.S. singer Ariana Grande was rescued from the civil war in Libya three years before by the British navy, the Daily Mail reported.

Be a force for good, navy SEAL commander tells Thai cave boys

1:36am, 12th July, 2018

World

Be a force for good, navy SEAL commander tells Thai cave boys

The head of a Thai navy SEAL diving team that helped lead 12 boys and their soccer coach through a flooded cave complex to safety urged the boys on Thursday to "be a force for good" as the dramatic operation wound to a close.

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U.S. Navy pilot killed in California crash was 33-year-old lieutenant

U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes in California's desert near base

U.S. Navy warships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait

ST Engineering wins up to $1.9 billion contract to build icebreakers for U.S. Navy

Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty

China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary

U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran gets 10 years in prison, lawyer says

U.S. navy veteran arrested in probe of suspicious letters

Exclusive - British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands: sources

Exclusive: British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands - sources

Russian navy to hold drills off Syria as Idlib offensive looms

Iran says navy mounts new defense system on warship

Mexico navy says finds 50 tons of meth in mountain lab

Manchester suicide bomber was rescued by British navy in 2014 from Libya - Daily Mail

Be a force for good, navy SEAL commander tells Thai cave boys

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