Month: July 2013

  • Oil theft on the rise in the Niger Delta.

    Governor Dickson of Bayelsa has said that oil theft is a threat to national security and responsible for the proliferation of arms in the Niger Delta. Niger Delta militants steal […]

  • African Military Chiefs to Convene

    The Chief of Naval Staff of Nigeria, responding to the increase of maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, has called an international conference of military chiefs and politicians to […]

  • Not a drop to drink

    The power of water can be seen first hand as one of HMS Kent’s high speed boats makes an approach to a dhow and offers a litre of fresh cold […]

  • Cyber Security at Ports Insufficient

    A Coast Guard commander says ports, including L.A. and Long Beach, are vulnerable to a cyber attack that could cripple the economy Cyber security at ports insufficient, study says By Ken […]

  • CTF 150: Operations in the Bab El Mandeb Strait Continues

    Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) operations continue in the southern Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb strait and Gulf of Aden, some of the most frequented waters in the world. […]

  • EU Naval Force And NATO Commanders Meet At Sea

    Whilst conducting counter-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, the Force Commander of EU NAVFOR met with the Commander of NATO counter-piracy Operation Ocean Shield. EU Naval Force And NATO […]

  • China & Russia conduct naval drill

    China and Russia are beginning joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan which Beijing has described as the country’s largest with a foreign partner. China and Russia conduct joint naval […]

  • Videotel on Demand G2 at the IMO

    Videotel’s second generation on board training system, Videotel on Demand (VOD) G2, has been demonstrated at the IMO VIDEOTEL RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS AND PRESENTS TWO NEW VOD G2 TRAINING SYSTEMS […]

  • Floating Armories

    The U.S government is watching floating armories carefully; they may not be the best solution in the on-going battle against pirates and their ilk Counter Piracy and the Flap About […]

  • Navy Successfully Tests LRAP

    The US Navy has successfully conducted four Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) guided flight tests at White Sands Missile Range Navy Successfully Tests Long Range Attack Projectile The Navy […]