Military

  • 3 OPVs for Brazil

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    According to an article in Maritime Propulsion, the Brazilian Navy is to buy three Offshore Patrol Vessels from BAE SYSTEMS, UK with two ships being delivered in 2012 and the […]

  • Naval Wargames Soon

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    TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will soon stage its most massive naval exercises in Iran’s Southern waters in the near future, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad […]

  • Mission Continues

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    Operation Atalanta, the EU operation against piracy in the Indian Ocean, has been heralded the most successful EU mission to date and is likely to be extended. Since 1 December, […]

  • Vessel Shortage

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    EUNAVOR has announced there will be a shortage of navy vessels at the start of 2012. Operation Atalanta has a normal minimum requirement of four to six warships, but it […]

  • Making Headlines

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    Lloyd’s List has honoured the international navies engaged in counter-piracy operations worldwide as part of the Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards 2011 held in Dubai. The “Newsmaker […]

  • Career Shifter

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    The three US Navy ships of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group deployed Monday from San Diego for a seven-month mission to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf region. Aboard […]

  • PAG Destroyed

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    Following a coordinated search and detection by a French Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance aircraft, the German warship “FGS KOLN”, operating as part of the EUNAVFOR, disrupted a pirate action group […]

  • Hornet’s Nest

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    Kenya’s campaign to destroy al-Shabab’s capability to conduct kidnapping raids and damage its piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden was a mistake, J. Peter Pham, director of the Michael […]

  • Somalia Stalemate

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    Many still see Afghanistan as the world’s trouble spot, but in reality the country that continues to have what seems to be the most insurmountable difficulties is Somalia. A troubled […]

  • Friendly Fires

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    Foreign military forces have joined the offensive against the Shabab militant group in Somalia as Kenyan troops advanced toward the rebel stronghold of Kismayu from two different directions, Kenya said […]

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