Month: February 2014

  • More chemical arms material leaves Syria

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    A third shipment of chemical weapons material was removed from Syria, the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations confirmed. More […]

  • Attempted espionage for Russia

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    Prosecutors said Hoffman, a former cryptologist technician on US submarines, had given secret files about tracking ships. Ex-US Navy man jailed for attempted espionage for Russia A former US Navy […]

  • NATO Ballistic Missile Defense

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    The first of four US Navy destroyers, which will form a centerpiece of NATO’s Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) arrived in its new home port at the Spanish Naval Base of […]

  • Navy needs to be ‘credible’

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    The UK risks falling out of the “first division” of global military powers unless there is extra investment, the head of the Royal Navy has warned. Navy needs to be […]

  • 880,000 Tonnes of Food Protected

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    One of the primary tasks of the EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta is the protection of World Food Programme (WFP) ships and other vulnerable shipping in the Gulf of […]

  • Italy warns India of European response

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    Italy has reacted angrily to an Indian decision to try two Italian marines, accused of killing two fishermen, under an anti-piracy law. Italy warns India of European response to marines […]

  • S Korea and Japan clash over sea’s name in Virginia textbooks

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    An argument about what to call the sea between South Korea and Japan has spread to the United States. Virginia’s house of delegates has passed a bill requiring all school textbooks […]

  • Neptune Certified to ISO PAS 28007

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    Neptune is pleased to announce that it has been certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) to ISO PAS 28007. Neptune Maritime Security Certified to ISO PAS 28007 Neptune is […]

  • Panama Canal work stops in $1.6bn row

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    The Spanish-led consortium working on a project to widen the Panama Canal has said that work at the site has been halted over a disagreement on cost overruns. Panama Canal […]

  • Asia-Pacific spending up on defence

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    Asia-Pacific is the only region in the world that has seen a steady rise in defence spending over the past five years and the trend is likely to continue at […]

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