Military
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Future Strength
The Centre for Economics and Business Research think-tank has predicted that the amount of international trade Britain conducts by sea could soar as we forge stronger links with emerging markets. […]
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Handing Over
On August 13th the handover of Task Force 465 was held on board of “Vasco Da Gama” in the port of Djibouti. Commodore Alberto Correira handed over the responsibility of […]
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Medal Winners
Three Indian naval officers have been awarded the Nao Sena medal for conducting anti-piracy operations on the high seas near the coast. Commanders Arun Bahuguna, Joji Tom Mundakel and S. […]
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Forced Argument
The use of military means to free hijacked ships in the Gulf of Aden off the Somalia coast, though successful, has resulted in “retaliative” action. According to one expert a […]
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Attack Foiled
The Indian Navy has foiled a piracy attack after it rescued merchant vessel “MV Nafis-1”, approximately 170 nautical miles west of Mumbai. The Iranian-flagged vessel had been located by the […]
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Shore Thing
Some say that the only way to halt pirate attacks is to destroy their bases. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has publicly suggested that China, the United States and others […]
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Splashing Cash
The Ghanaian Air Force has been on a spending spree, having purchased an Embraer 190 jet and two Diamond DA 42 aircraft, the country’s defence minister has announced. The DA […]
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Joining In
On 9th of August the French frigate F711 FS ‘Surcouf’ joined the EU NAVFOR Task Force. She is commanded by Captain Marc-Antoine de Saint Germain, and after intense training her […]
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Spy Ring
A gang of “spies” working within the Turkish naval forces that has stolen more than 165,000 highly confidential documents and obtained dozens of surveillance records. The documents reveal NATO rules […]
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Heading Home
After a successful 88 days, the Greek frigate HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS has conducted her last day of operations as part of the EU NAVFOR Task Force. Throughout her deployment she […]
