Areas of Risk

  • Deterring piracy

    Presence suppresses piracy. Naval Forces, a Major Deterrent to Pirate Activity By Baibhav Mishra Over 20,000 merchant ships, including ten percent of global oil trade, transit the Gulf of Aden […]

  • Enrica Lexie case continues

    Enrica Lexie case rumbles on, six years later. International court to hear case of Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen An international tribunal will hear in July next year […]

  • SHAREM wraps up

    SHAREM program focuses on developing anti-submarine warfare. Joint anti-submarine exercise conducted by France, Australia, U.S. in C5F Story by NAVCENT Public Affairs Maritime forces from France, Australia and the United States […]

  • CMF marks huge drug hauls

    Two huge drug busts in 48 hours. Combined Maritime Forces seizes the largest drug haul in its history HMS Dragon, operating under the Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, has conducted […]

  • New Interceptors for FNH

    The Honduran military expects to add several vessels to its fleet for multi-purpose missions in 2019. Honduran Naval Force Acquires Intercepting Speedboats to Strengthen Maritime Shield Lorena Baires The Honduran […]

  • Hostages freed

    Crew kidnapped on October 27th. Abducted Boxship Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates Eight Polish crewmembers from the container ship Pomerania Sky have been released by their captors, two months after they were […]

  • New Indo SCS base

    News base sends a clear message. Indonesia opens military base on edge of South China Sea to ‘deter security threats’ Indonesia this week opened a military base with more than […]

  • PH port security

    Forwarding firms, port managers tapped to help deter entry of illegal drugs Heightening ports security eyed to deter entry of drugs By Rosalie O. Abatayo and Benjie B. Talisic Believing […]

  • Indra 2018 wraps

    The exercise took place across two phases in the Bay of Bengal. Russia, India Conclude Indra Navy 2018 Naval Exercise By Ankit Panda On Sunday, the navies of India and Russia […]

  • Delta oil theft woes

    Despite fight against thieves, problem persists. A’Ibom Elders Raise The Alarm Over Oil Theft In Niger Delta By Idongesit Ashameri Akwa Ibom elders have raised alarm over what they described […]