Military

  • Tensions in Persian Gulf

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    Iran has warned that should diplomacy fail, its military is ready for action over the strategic Abu Musa island in the Persian Gulf. The disputed Gulf island is controlled by […]

  • Marines to Battle Pirates

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    This month the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force began training at Camp Pendleton and Naval Base San Diego with Special Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, […]

  • Cold War in the Arctic

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    The U.S. and other countries are building up their military presence in the Arctic to help exploit its riches – and protect shifting borders. As ice cap melts, militaries vie […]

  • Investment Plea

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    During a maritime security conference in Cape Town, South Africa’s Navy chief, Vice-Admiral Johannes Mudimu, called on African countries to invest more in protecting their seas from piracy. Plea to […]

  • Cycle of Violence

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    As Western forces increase their military presence in Somalia, a number of locals and experts are concerned that the country will remain in a cycle of violence that fails to […]

  • Russia to keep warships off Syria coast

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    MOSCOW: Russia will keep a permanent naval presence off Syria’s coast to match the growing number of Western warships monitoring the 13-month crisis, a top defence official said Friday. “A […]

  • Deputy Commander EUNAVOR Visits Japanese MPA Detachment in Djibouti

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    Rear Admiral Rainer Endres, Deputy Commander (DCOM) EUNAVFOR, as part of his recent visit to Djibouti to oversee the Operational Handover between the outgoing Flag Ship, ESPS PATINO (Spain) and […]

  • Ballistic Compatibility

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    According to the Times of India there is a match between the two Beretta rifles used by Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, the two Italian Marines accused of murder, and […]

  • Rilascio Annullato

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    La petroliera italiana non potrà lasciare le acque indiane, la sezione d’appello dell’Alta Corte di Kochi ha annullato la decisione presa la settimana scorsa da un giudice di primo grado della […]

  • Chinese OPVs for Nigeria

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    Nigeria’s 2012 Defence Budget Proposal allocates N6.78 billion/US$42 million for the two offshore patrol vessels. The first will be built in China while about 50% of the second ship will […]

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