Month: November 2012
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Managing the Global Response
The Counter-Piracy Task Force has released its report on “Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy.” Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy The Counter-Piracy Task Force, a collaboration between the […]
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Turning the Tide
Andrew J. Shapiro of the US State Department discusses the significant progress made in combating piracy off the coast of Somalia Turning the Tide on Somali Piracy Remarks by Andrew […]
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Pakistan Navy Exercise in Turkey
ANKARA: Pakistan Navy ship “PNS Shamsheer” will be visiting Aksaz Naval Base Marmaris and Antalya harbour from 5 to 14 November 2012 and will participate in joint exercise “Mavi Baline-12” […]
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Aerial Maritime Surveillance
Two year contract extension agreement reached between UK company Cobham and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Cobham clinches £105m Australian Aerial Maritime Surveillance contract Cobham has reached agreement with […]
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Development Budget Increased
A further £350m of funding for the development of the future generation of UK nuclear-armed submarines has been announced. Defence Secretary announces further £350m for Successor submarines. The Defence Secretary has announced an additional […]
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Security Forces Kill 14 Kidnappers
Nigerian security forces stormed the hideout of the kidnappers of a Turkish national in oil-rich Rivers State and killed 14 of them in a shootout, police said Saturday. “The hoodlums […]
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Next Maritime Security Priorities
With Hurricane Sandy at the forefront of maritime organisations concerns at the moment, the increase in focus on border enforcement, economic exclusion zone protection and counter-piracy operations on-going, a key […]
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Russia seeking to deploy reconnaissance aircraft to Djibouti
Russia is seeking to base two Ilyushin Il-38 maritime surveillance aircraft to Djibouti in support of its anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. A number of nations base anti-piracy […]
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EU Naval Force Meets With EUCAP Nestor
On 31 October, the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, met Jacques Launay, Head of EUCAP Nestor, the European […]
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Cyclone Nilam: Missing Sailors
Rescue operations are under way in India’s southern city of Chennai to find five sailors missing from an oil tanker that ran aground in a cyclone. Coast guard helicopters and […]
