Month: February 2014
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Japan enhances CMF
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force further enhances the Combined Maritime Forces Counter Piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden with the provision of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force […]
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Importance of maritime security
“In the Mediterranean, NATO ships continue to patrol and to monitor shipping for terrorist activity. We also conduct counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa, in cooperation with the European […]
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Rescued At Sea
On Wednesday, a German Navy sailor, who was conducting ‘lookout’ duties on the bridge of FGS Hessen, sighted a person waving for help from the top of a capsized boat […]
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US top diplomat in China
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met China’s President Xi Jinping, in a visit expected to focus on North Korea and regional territorial tensions. US top diplomat in China […]
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Shipping Piracy Shifts To Western Africa
As international cooperation brings increasing pressure on more the traditional pirate trade in east Africa, there is mounting evidence that Western Africa has become a new hotspot for the pirate […]
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Georgia’s defence reforms
The Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority, conducted its first ever visit to Georgia on 11-12 February 2014, to get a first-hand impression of Georgia’s ambitious defence reforms. NATO Military […]
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WAF: Kidnappers Targeting Captains
The kidnapping of senior crew is becoming a trend in West Africa, and one which has not generally been picked up on by the media. West Africa: Kidnappers Targeting Captains […]
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Wooing buyers at Singapore Air Show
According to defence publisher IHS Jane’s, the Asia-Pacific is the only region to have seen military spending grow steadily since 2008. Bell tries to woo buyers for Osprey at Singapore […]
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UK to spend £2.5bn on F-35 fighters
The UK is about to commit to the F-35 fighter project, a US-led effort to produce 3,000 aircraft which is set to cost more than £600bn globally. UK to spend […]
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Counter-Piracy Exercise With Korean Navy Ship
On Saturday 1 February, the Ukrainian Navy frigate which is currently operating with the EU Naval Force off the coast of Somalia, conducted a joint exercise with the South Korean […]
