Warships
A warship or combatant ship is a naval ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare. Usually they belong to the armed forces of a state. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster and more manoeuvrable than merchant ships. Unlike a merchant ship, which carries cargo, a warship typically carries only weapons, ammunition and supplies for its crew. Warships usually belong to a navy, though they have also been operated by individuals, cooperatives and corporations. In wartime, the distinction between warships and merchant ships is often blurred. In war, merchant …
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DPG: Delhi Policy Group · 22 March 2023 English
DPG is deeply committed to the growth of India’s national power and purpose, the security and prosperity of the people of India and India’s contributions to the global public good. …
missiles and a version that can be mounted on warships.” India’s Proximity Archives | Vol. I, Issue 12 …
FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 22 March 2023 English
Editor's Note: This article expands upon ideas discussed in Lonnie Henley’s recent research report, Beyond the First Battle: Overcoming a Protracted Blockade of Taiwan . To read that report, please …
enough mine-clearing capacity. It does not have warships suitable for an intense, close-in, long-duration …
IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies · 20 March 2023 English
Vietnam faces a serious long-term security challenge from China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, and its response has included efforts to strengthen its military capability, particularly in the …
to dock at the facility for visiting foreign warships, which is close to Vietnam’s primary naval base … sels and four salvage tugs for the VCG.82 Warships. It was widely reported around 2011–13 that Hanoi … as part of a broader programme of passing on warships to friendly countries, South Korea’s gov- ernment … example, missile systems from Israel and surface warships from South Korea). The reduced availability of …
IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 17 March 2023 English
Japan has recently stepped up its engagement with the Pacific Island Countries (PICs), building on its historical ties and strategic interests in the region. The wealth of these territories in …
agreement allowing China to potentially station naval warships there. Australia and Western observers were surprised …
SAIIA: South African Institute of International Affairs · 15 March 2023 English
This distancing saw the closure of embassies and economic missions, the pullback of Russian companies and the collection of debt from African countries.4 This was the logical consequence of Russia’s …
lasted less than a month as the French dispatched warships in 1889, putting an end to the settlement after …
JIIA: Japan Institute of International Affairs · 14 March 2023
Then, simply reflecting such possibilities in a theoretical framework would produce four patterns of the use of weapons and the measures that the use of weapons accompanies: first and second, …
examines Japan’s position when coping with Chinese warships and government ships that enjoy immunity. 17 A … been coping with Chinese government vessels and warships that are periodically entering Japan’s territorial … Froman, “Uncharted Waters: Non- innocent Passage of Warships in the Territorial Sea,” San Diego Law Review … been pointed out that the distinction between warships and merchant vessels has been called into question … disputed sea 134 B ernard H. Oxman, “The Regime of Warships under the United Nations Convention on the Law …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 14 March 2023 English
As a growing Asian middle power, Indonesia plays a significant role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and towards the security of the region. Since ASEAN’s creation in …
Maritime Security Cooperation swiftly deployed its warships and fighter jets to patrol the South China Sea … t-s-name 21 “Indonesia deploys fighter jets, warships to patrol Natuna islands at centre of spat with … southeast-asia/article/3045156/indonesia-deploys-fighter-jets-warships-patrol- natuna 22 Don McLain Gill, “How Closer …
AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 13 March 2023 English
China seeks to gain full control of Taiwan through three distinct but interrelated campaigns: forceful persuasion, coercion, and compellence. American policy’s focus on compellence marginalizes strategies that counter China’s persuasion …
PLA had no military answer to the arrival of US warships in the strait. But Beijing accomplished the political …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 7 March 2023 English
On 8 March 2023, the European Commission is set to adopt an update of its first EU maritime security strategy from 2014. The EU is a one-of-a-kind maritime actor, a …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 6 March 2023 English
The third article examines the orbital space around the earth and its increasing population by human space objects and the consequent risks and challenges, and the need for better management …
Working Groups, Task Forces, 24 IN. (2016). Indian Warships visit Vladivostok, and/or Expert Groups or in …
