Tag: US navy
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Kenya, Demark sign maritime security training deal
By EDWIN MUTAI Kenya is set to upgrade its training of maritime security personnel after it renewed a five-year defence co-operation agreement with Denmark. The Ministry of Defense has asked […]
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MINDEF announces changes to ADF’s Middle East naval presence
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds has announced a strategic reorientation of the ADF as part of the government’s commitments to focus on the Indo-Pacific region as part of the 2020 […]
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U.S. to base Coast Guard cutters in western Pacific in response to China
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday the U.S Coast Guard was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security […]
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How Covid-19 has escalated the maritime drug trade – and what AI can do about it
Adele Berti Israeli maritime intelligence and predictive analytics company Windward is using artificial intelligence to identify and pinpoint Europe-bound vessels that might be illicitly carrying drugs for distribution in the […]
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Egypt, Spain carry out joint naval exercises in Red Sea
Egyptian and Spanish naval forces conducted, last Saturday, joint naval exercises in the the Red Sea, according to Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer Al-Refae. In a statement, Al-Refae said that […]
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Combined Maritime Forces Seizes over 450kg drugs in its largest methamphetamine drug bust
A Royal Navy ship working in direct support of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) operation led by CTF 150 has seized over 450 kilograms of methamphetamine, the largest seizure of […]
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Taiwan charges Chinese captain over killing of ‘Somali pirates’
Prosecutors in Taiwan have charged the captain of a fishing boat with ordering the killing of four suspected Somali pirates eight years ago. The four were shot dead in the […]
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SHADE Conference 2020
CMF and EU NAVFOR are inviting nations, international organisations and members of the shipping industry to the 47th SHADE Conference, 3-4 November 2020. What is SHADE? The Shared Awareness and […]
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US, French Navy chiefs meet
U.S., French Navy Chiefs discuss maritime security and cooperation WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday conducted a phone call Oct. 15 with the chief […]
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Terrorism and the seas
East African Terror Groups Are Exploiting the Seas By Isel Van Zyl and Tyler Lycan Counter-terrorism strategies must consider how the coastline provides a financial and operational life-line to violent […]
