Maritime Powers

  • Joint patrols at last

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    Agreement reached at long last. Indonesia to start joint sea patrols with Malaysia, Philippines Marguerite Afra Sapiie Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday signed a document on standard operating […]

  • More P-81s for India

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    Maritime surveillance aircraft join Indian Navy. To check Chinese presence, India orders 4 spy planes for $1bn from Boeing: Report India signed a contract on Wednesday to buy four maritime spy […]

  • China to fight GoG piracy

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    China expands its African footprint. Chinese soldiers to join anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Guinea Chinese soldiers will assist Western African countries in securing navigational safety in the Gulf […]

  • Iran threatens Hormuz closure

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    Sabres rattle in the Gulf. Iranian General Threatens to Shut Down Straits of Hormuz if U.S. “Makes a Small Mistake” An Iranian general threatened to close the strategic Straits of […]

  • China, Russia in S. China Sea drill

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    News won’t please others in region. China and Russia to hold joint drills in South China Sea China says it is to hold joint military exercises with Russia in the […]

  • EUNAVFOR, the Med and migrants

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    Tim Compston, Features Editor at Security News Desk, looks at European Union naval operations tackling people smuggling in the central Mediterranean – one year on – in the wake of […]

  • French S. China Sea patrols?

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    EU steps up pressure on China. French Navy Might Begin South China Sea Patrols this Year By Arthur Dominic Villasanta Warships of the French Navy (the “Marine nationale”) are expected […]

  • Indian carrier out for months

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    Set back for naval aspirations. India without aircraft carrier for 8 months Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: India thinks of itself as an emerging superpower but does not have a single […]

  • Piracy hits new low

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    IMB reports drop in incidents. Pirate attacks drop to 21-year low in H1 2016: IMB By Marcus Hand The number of piracy attacks dropped to a 21-year low in the […]

  • Working with the PLA Navy

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    Watching the watchers. RIMPAC 2016: LCS-4 Exercises With Chinese Navy Ahead Of First Deployment To Asia By: Megan Eckstein PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) […]

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