Tag: Combined Maritime Forces

  • NZ Orion heads to Gulf of Aden

    Maritime surveillance aircraft to join anti-piracy efforts in region. NZ Orion heads to Gulf of Aden A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion aircraft left Auckland today bound […]

  • HMAS Darwin leaves on a high!

    Hugely successful tour with CTF-150 for Royal Australian Navy ship. HMAS Darwin leaves on a high! HMAS Darwin has completed her highly successful deployment to the Middle East in support […]

  • Japan to take over CMF

    Commander to take control of Combined Maritime Forces in 2015. Japan to send SDF officer to take command of int’l antipiracy force Japan plans to send around May next year […]

  • Captain Phillips strikes back

    Risk versus reward ratio no longer in pirates’ favour. Captain Phillips strikes back: Off Horn of Africa, pirates go bye-bye Somali pirates in 2011 attacked 237 boats in the oceans […]

  • EUNAVFOR and CMF meet

    EU Commander meets South Korean Combined Task Force Commander at sea. EU Force Commander Meets Rear Admiral Cho Young-joo On Board CTF 151 Flagship ROKS Munmu the Great On Friday […]

  • SAF honours 193 personnel

    Minster for Defence presides over medal ceremony. SAF honours 193 personnel for contributions to international counter-piracy efforts SINGAPORE – Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen presented the Singapore Armed […]

  • ‘Alarming’ surge in piracy

    A DEADLY pirate raid on a Bahraini fishing dhow has sparked a surge in reports ‘Alarming’ surge in piracy reports A DEADLY pirate raid on a Bahraini fishing dhow has […]

  • HMS Somerset in huge drugs bust

    A Plymouth-based Royal Navy warship has seized £8.5 million-worth of heroin during a raid. Plymouth-based warship HMS Somerset in huge drugs bust in northern Arabian Sea A Plymouth-based Royal Navy […]

  • HMAS Darwin and HMS Somerset meet at sea

    HMAS Darwin has taken advantage of a cross-deck to exchange ideas with HMS Somerset  HMAS Darwin and HMS Somerset meet up at sea HMAS Darwin has taken advantage of a […]

  • Australian navy seizes 400kg of heroin

    A crew from an Australian warship has seized more than 400kg of heroin from pirate smugglers Australian navy seizes 400kg of heroin worth $130 million from pirate ship off coast […]