Military
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Skiff Response
On the morning of June 10, the EUNAVFOR German warship “FGS Niedersachsen” detected a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) in the Southern Somali Basin. The pirates, which were suspected of […]
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Security Gift
The French government has donated a patrol ship to Kenya Navy to assist in the war on terrorism, piracy and drug trafficking in the Indian Ocean. French ambassador Etienne de […]
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NATO Home
UK Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox has secured the future of Northwood; a key NATO command headquarters. The headquarters is a major maritime control centre tasked with directing a range […]
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Security Landmark
EUNAVFOR has completed a landmark in its protection of african food aid. On Thursday the 100th escort of an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMSIOM) vessel carrying humanitarian supplies to the […]
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In Command
A New Zealander Naval officer has been appointed to head a multinational task force aimed at stopping pirates off the coast of Somalia. Captain Jim Gilmour will take command of […]
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Foreign Base
Japan has opened a military base in Djibouti, – the first one outside the national territory of the Land of the Rising Sun since the end of the Second World […]
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On Our Toes
Indian Navy Admiral Nirmal Verma has spoken out, claiming that the presence of pirates just 500 nautical miles from the Indian coast had kept the Indian Navy on their toes. […]
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Turkish Delights
Three Turkish frigates on Monday set sail from their base in southwest Turkey to serve as part of an international mission to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden and […]
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Plane Crazy
On May 6th, an Indian Tu-142M recon aircraft buzzed Somali pirates that were attacking a Chinese cargo ship. The huge (50 meter/167 foot wingspan, four engine) aircraft had the desired […]
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Naval Gazing
The US Navy has developed advanced software that flags high risk pirate attack zones. The programme takes weather, known pirate locations, vulnerable shipping routes and past history into consideration. Thousands […]
