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A laser weapon deployed aboard the USS Ponce in the Gulf has performed beyond expectations in four months of operational testing, the chief of Navy research said on Dec. 10, lifting hopes for a new U.S. defense against cheap anti-ship arms.
   

Sweden on Friday called off its search for a suspected foreign submarine in the sea south of Stockholm.

BELGRADE - One in eleven members of the Serbian Armed Forces are women, shows a study on the position of women in the armed forces in the Western Balkans, whose results were presented at the Dom Vojske Srbije on Tuesday.

Pipinos, the first submarine to be constructed in Greece, which was launched on Monday in Skaramangas, west of Athens.

The launch was attended by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, among other dignitaries.

By Andrew Frye

he European Union will take the lead in the Mediterranean Sea’s immigration crisis, relieving the Italian navy of primary responsibility for patrolling the waters and rescuing migrant boats in distress.

Bulgaria's Navy need 2-3 new multifunctional ships, said the commander of the Bulgarian Navy, Rear Admiral Dimitar Denev, quoted by the BTA wire service.

A Greek frigate carrying 186 people evacuated from conflict-ridden Libya is expected to reach the port of Piraeus early Saturday, the Greek Defense Ministry said.

Defense minister: Continued cooperation with U.S.

BELGRADE -- Serbian Ministry of Defense will continue to promote defense cooperation with the U.S. army, including joint military exercises and training of troops.

This was announced on Wednesday by Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić.

BELGRADE - Serbian Ministry of Defense will continue to promote defense cooperation with the U.S. army, including joint military exercises and training of troops, Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic said Wednesday.

Italy's navy said it rescued nearly 1,800 migrants in overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean over the weekend, and a merchant ship recovered five bodies from a sinking rubber raft off the coast of Libya.