Tag: Asia

  • ReCAAP, MPA piracy training

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    ReCAAP, MPA and Japan join forces. Anti-piracy training for veteran maritime officers Zhaki Abdullah A new training programme for experienced maritime enforcement officers, aimed at helping combat piracy and armed […]

  • Anti-Piracy guide for Asia

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    ReCAAP creates guide with Singapore Navy and others. New anti-piracy guide for tankers operating in Asia In view of the increase of cargo related thefts in Asia, The Regional Cooperation […]

  • In Asia, C4ISR Market is Growing

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    TAIPEI — Maritime territorial disputes and security problems have caused the Asian market for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) to continue expanding. China’s aggressive behavior in the East China and […]

  • “Freedom of Navigation”

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    The US Navy’s presence in Asia will help safeguard “freedom of navigation”, amid China’s claims to sovereignty over vast waters in the region. US Navy to guard “freedom of navigation” […]

  • Asia powers double defense spending

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    WASHINGTON — Asia’s top powers have doubled defense spending in the past decade, spurred by the explosion in military expenditure by China, new research shows. While troop numbers have remained […]

  • Merchant Ship Diverted

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    Fearing that desperate asylum seekers he had rescued in Indonesian waters posed a threat to his crew, the captain of a merchant ship bound for Singapore changed course for Australia. Merchant […]

  • Panetta urges naval strength in Asia

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    Mr Panetta said US naval strength should be enhanced in the Asia-Pacific region Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has emphasised the importance of a strong US naval presence in Asia, on […]

  • Defence Spending

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    Reflecting their maritime domain ambitions, three of the most vibrant economies in Asia have continued to increase their military spending. China, India and South Korea have been beefing up their […]

  • EU Assistance to Asia

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    As Europe’s growth is contingent on Asia’s prosperity, ensuring unrestricted navigation in Asia’s waterways is thus of the utmost strategic interest to the European Union. Given that Asia’s geopolitical hotspots […]

  • Fending Them Off

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    On March 27, 2011 a group of pirates attempted to seize the tanker “Asia”, owned by Novoship. The vessel was 235 nm northeast of Socotra Island, when a boat with […]

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