Month: October 2013

  • Friendly Approach

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    On Tuesday 1 October 2013, Italian warship ITS Zeffiro conducted a Friendly Approach with a Yemeni dhow in the waters of the Gulf of Aden. Italian Warship ITS Zeffiro Conducts […]

  • Greenpeace activists charged with piracy

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    Fourteen Greenpeace activists, including at least four from the UK, have been charged with piracy by the Russian authorities. They were among a 30-strong crew on a Greenpeace ship that […]

  • Undersea Drones Key to Future

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    Marine drones, the future for defending harbours, ships and shipping lanes run into problems with communication underwater.  Marine Drones With uses ranging from environmental research to security missions marine drones […]

  • Beyond Piracy

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    Piracy has dominated news headlines over the past few years. This is unsurprising when we consider the scale of the challenge faced which reached such a height that the international […]

  • Exercise Joint Warrior

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    Dozens of warships, military aircraft and thousands of soldiers, sailors and aircrew are to take part in a major exercise in Scotland, Exercise Joint Warrior. Exercise Joint Warrior to be […]

  • Offshore Flight Safety Review

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    A group of offshore helicopter operators have announced the launch of a review of safety practices that will deepen their commitment to best practices and operating to the highest safety […]

  • Navies Cruise Back into Vogue

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    After a quarter century of Middle Eastern land wars and a sharp fall in big powers’ naval spending after the Cold War, sea power is back in vogue in response […]

  • Naval exercise off Italian coast

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    A large fleet of warships from NATO’s Response Force are currently conducting manoeuvres as part of the ”Brilliant Mariner” exercise off Italy’s Sicilian and Sardinian coasts. Senior NATO officials, commanders […]

  • Four helicopter crew honoured

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    Four helicopter crewmen have been recognised for their role in a North Sea rescue after an oil industry vessel was struck by a wave during storms. Vos Sailor North Sea […]

  • CTF 150 and Bahrain Defence Force Meet

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    Commodore Asif Khaliq, who is currently the Commander of Combined Task Force 150, recently met the Bahrain Defence Force Commander in Chief, His Excellency Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed […]

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