Month: January 2012

  • India: Naval superpower?

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    As we set sail in 2012 with global navy power swinging to the East, how well placed is India to emerge as the dominant naval superpower over the next decade? […]

  • NATO Neutralises Mother Ships

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    Over the last 3 days in two separate operations Units of NATO’S Counter Piracy Task Force 508 successfully identified and neutralised two ocean going dhows that had been pirated and […]

  • Government Urged to Hold Firm

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    UK Chamber of Shipping responds to  Foreign Affairs Committee report on piracy off the coast of Somalia The UK Chamber of Shipping welcomes the well-researched and level-headed report published today […]

  • US Rescues Iranian Vessel

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    The US State Department has acknowledged a report from the US Navy that American forces based on the destroyer USS Kidd have rescued an Iranian fishing boat from suspected Somali […]

  • Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

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    The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published the Tenth Report of Session 2010–12: Piracy off the coast of Somalia Published on 5 January 2012 by authority of the House of […]

  • MoD Reviewing Security Status

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    An article in today’s Gibraltar Chronicle reveals some of the serious concerns posed by Iran’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz if the West imposes new sanctions over its […]

  • 3 OPVs for Brazil

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    According to an article in Maritime Propulsion, the Brazilian Navy is to buy three Offshore Patrol Vessels from BAE SYSTEMS, UK with two ships being delivered in 2012 and the […]

  • Naval Wargames Soon

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    TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will soon stage its most massive naval exercises in Iran’s Southern waters in the near future, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad […]

  • Changes to Defence Laws

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    During an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Paul and Rachel Chandler stated that they were disappointed by the way in which the British Government handled their kidnapping and have called […]

  • Iran Could Close Hormuz

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    Should Iran’s rulers ever make good their threats to block the Straits of Hormuz, they could almost certainly achieve their aim within a few hours. By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent (Reuters) […]

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