A surface action group from the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet recently departed Vladivostok for an Asia-Pacific deployment.

The Maritime Security Belt 2026 exercise comes as the U.S. is flowing forces to the Middle East ahead of a possible attack on Iran.

Russia will join Iran for joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman near a US aircraft carrier group, Tehran has announced.

Russian destroyer RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov (543) and corvette RFS Gremyashchy (337) were sighted sailing northwest of Iriomote Island on Oct. 5, 2025. Japan Joint Staff Office Photo. A Russian Navy ...