Maritime Powers

  • Navy chief fears cuts will leave forces stretched

    Strategic Defence and Security Review due to be published. Navy chief fears cuts will leave forces stretched THE former head of the Royal Navy says five years of government-led cutbacks […]

  • US cash to boost SE Asia security

    Money to boost regional security. US pledges $259 mn to SE Asian allies for maritime security By AFP The United States said Tuesday it would provide $259 million to its […]

  • Dryad issues Med advisory

    Dryad Maritime issues advisory on region. Mediterranean Special Advisory Press Release Today, Tuesday 17th November, Dryad Maritime release their Mediterranean Special Advisory, an in depth report, looking at the complex […]

  • US to return to Philippines?

    US Navy left base in 1992. US Navy edges back to Subic Bay in Philippines – under new rules The US – which was booted from the naval base in […]

  • Job loss claim following armoury closure

    Claims made by former Avant Garde manager. ‘Around 5,000 jobless due to Avant Garde closure’ Rasika Somarathna A senior former official of the Avant Garde Maritime Security Services yesterday said […]

  • Djibouti Code Expanding Scope

    Code to encompass broader range of maritime crimes. Djibouti Code Expanding Scope Beyond Piracy An international agreement that has been instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in […]

  • PVI Weekly Piracy Report

    PVI round up the week’s maritime crime news and incidents. Weekly Maritime & Onshore Security Report 11 Nov 2015 Maritime Security High Risk Area (HRA) Somalia: Pirates to plead guilty […]

  • Russia’s giant nuclear torpedo

    Experts divided on validity of leak. Russia reveals giant nuclear torpedo in state TV ‘leak’ The Kremlin says secret plans for a Russian long-range nuclear torpedo – called “Status-6” – […]

  • US Marines join Trident Juncture

    Join UK’s Royal Marines for exercise. US Marines join in NATO exercise Trident Juncture Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa Exercise Trident Juncture 15, the largest […]

  • PM witnesses Seaspark exercise

    Seaspark afforded ‘valuable opportunity to enhance combat readiness of Pakistan Navy’. PM witnesses Seaspark exercise in North Arabian Sea KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday witnessed the wide-ranging naval […]