Maritime Powers
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Last US frigate deployed
USS Kauffman on six-month deployment. Last deployment: All Navy frigates soon to be decommissioned NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The USS Kauffman is about to become the last of its breed. […]
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High alert along Kerala coastline
Fears a repeat of Mumbai attack planned. High alert along Kerala coastline G. ANAND Ingress of Pakistan-based boat on New Year eve The Navy, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), and […]
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China and Japan – maritime security talks
Hopes talks will defuse tension. China and Japan ‘to hold maritime security talks’ The governments of Japan and China have agreed to resume talks as early as next week to […]
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Philippine Navy Is Rusting Away
Manila has to make up for decades of neglect The Philippine Navy Is Rusting Away by JOSEPH TREVITHICK In December 2014, the Philippine Navy announced plans for a major overhaul […]
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New strategies for US Marine Corps
Alternative maritime platforms being researched. Changing sea duty: Marines prep to deploy aboard new ships By Joshua Stewart Marines and sailors are at the center of a test that could […]
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Japan’s maritime security
Poaching and illegal fishing causing major issues. Preserving Order in Japan’s EEZ: Toward a New Paradigm of Maritime Security The Japanese people were shocked by the incursion of some 200 […]
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Personnel Recovery: The Risk of Cuts
Spending cuts could ultimately cost lives. Personnel Recovery: The Risk of Cutting “Insurance” Cover By Andrew Drwiega, International Bureau Chief With the reduction in general defense spending now slicing capability from […]
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Russia to Continue Anti-Piracy Mission
Convoy escorts and patrols to continue. Russian Navy to Continue Anti-Piracy Mission off Coast of Somalia Warships and support vessels of Russian Navy will continue to perform tasks to prevent […]
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Iran foils another pirate attack…
Another claim by Iranian media… Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Iranian Oil Tanker The Navy’s 32nd fleet of warships thwarted a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the […]
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Mauritius takes delivery of OPV
First Indian-built OPV delivered. Mauritius receives Indian offshore patrol vessel India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) have handed over to Mauritius a 1 300 tonne offshore patrol vessel, three […]