GoA & Indian Ocean

  • No Malabar for Aus

    What does India’s decision mean for the Quad? India Keeps Australia out of the Malabar Exercise — Again By Asha Sundaramurthy In the aftermath of Indian Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi’s visit […]

  • India marsec meet

    Top Navy commanders discuss maritime security issues NEW DELHI: Top naval commanders in a four-day conference that began on Tuesday will discuss aspects concerning the country’s maritime security, analyse mission-based […]

  • Drone threat concern

    Martek concern over emerging threat. ISPS Code fails to contemplate aerial threats from drones says Martek According to Martek Marine, terrorist use of drones deploying explosives is already well documented […]

  • Dazzled in Djibouti

    Both countries have bases in Djibouti. US accuses Chinese of pointing laser at their pilots The US has formally complained to China over several incidents of its pilots being irritated […]

  • Cooperating to cut crime

    Information sharing, cooperation key. Maritime threats require unified navies Written by Africa Defense Forum Pirates are attacking ships in Somalia and the Gulf of Guinea, and coastal nations will have to […]

  • CGPCS meets up

    CGPCS meeting provides little comfort. Piracy in the Indian Ocean: the number of incidents rising Incidents at sea are on the rise. Between January 2017 and March this year, 78 cases […]

  • Fishing vessel fired on

    Report only just released. Emirati fishing boat attacked ‘by pirates’ in Gulf of Oman An Emirati fishing boat was fired on by “pirates” this week, as the vessel travelled through […]

  • India holds Sagar Kavach

    Indian Navy reviews its preparedness in ‘Sagar Kavach’ Vikram Vinod KOCHI: The Indian Navy conducted a two-day Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ from April 24-26 off the coast of Kerala, Mahe, […]

  • Marsec courses in Djibouti

    Course already well attended. Japan-funded maritime security courses get underway in Djibouti The first in a series of regional maritime security courses, funded by the Government of Japan, has been […]

  • Throwing SHADE

    Changing nature of threats discussed. CMF and EU NAVFOR welcome international delegates to 42nd SHADE conference On 17-18 April 2018, the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) co-chaired the 42ndShared Awareness and […]