Tag: MSTF
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Royal Canadian Navy sets new CMF record for drug seizures
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ship HMCS Calgary has made the largest ever heroin bust in Combined Maritime Forces history, operating under the command of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force […]
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Indonesia police seize meth worth $82 million, arrest 17
Indonesian police said Wednesday they have smashed a drug smuggling ring that moved 2.5 tons of methamphetamine into the country from Afghanistan, a haul worth about $82 million. One Indonesian […]
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US works with PH to improve maritime awareness, security
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – The United States Embassy in Manila said Washington is working with the Philippines to strengthen its maritime domain awareness and ability to secure […]
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US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine
The US military is sending airborne assistance to aid Indonesia’s search for a missing submarine with 53 crew. Indonesian authorities estimate they have just hours left to find the navy […]
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Abu Sayyaf’s Last Known Seafarer Abductees Released
By Ankur Kundu On April 16, ReCAAP released its first quarter report on piracy and armed robbery targeting ships in Asia. The report marks a 39 percent decrease in the […]
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China’s Secretive Maritime Militia May Be Gathering at Whitsun Reef
By Andrew S. Erickson An obscure boomerang-shaped feature in the South China Sea may host the next phase of PRC maritime coercion. Since at least March 7, 2021, many dozens […]
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HMAS Maitland arrives in Solomon Islands
Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Maitland is supporting regional fisheries operations and Solomon Islands’ maritime and border security efforts. As part of our security partnership, and at the request of […]
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Indonesia finds weapons on impounded Iranian tanker
ISMIRA LUTFIA TISNADIBRATA JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said on Friday that firearms and ammunition have been found on an Iranian supertanker, one of the two vessels seized in the country’s waters […]
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Singapore’s navy tests a new layer of surveillance: unmanned vessels
By: Mike Yeo MELBOURNE, Australia – Singapore is testing unmanned surface vessels with a locally developed, AI-driven navigation algorithm that could be used for maritime security operations in the congested […]
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Indonesian Navy Catches Five Pirates in the Act of Raiding a Barge
The Indonesian Navy successfully intercepted five pirates in the middle of a theft aboard a barge in the Singapore Strait. The suspects allegedly boarded the barge Linau 133 as it […]
