Maritime Powers

  • India-Vietnam Defense Ties

    Recent engagements confirm the uptick in activity in the defense realm. India-Vietnam Defense Ties in the Spotlight With Naval Exercise By Prashanth Parameswaran On May 21, three Indian naval ships began […]

  • UN smuggler sanctions paused

    UN move to sanction smugglers on hold. Russia put UN sanctions on Libya human-trafficking leaders on hold Russia has delayed a western proposal for a UN Security Council committee to […]

  • New LPH for S. Korea

    Marado LPH launched. South Korea changes mission for its newly launched assault ship By: Jeff Jeong SEOUL, South Korea ― The South Korean Navy launched its second 14,500-ton Dokdo-class amphibious assault […]

  • Paracel PLAN

    Bombers for Paracels. South China Sea dispute: China lands bombers on island China has for the first time landed bombers on disputed territory in the South China Sea, its air […]

  • Drones for the Delta

    Oil theft and illegal bunkering still prolific. Air Force to deploy drones to secure oil facilities in Niger Delta By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE Nigerian Air Force has said it would […]

  • Somalia’s IUU fishing woes

    Resurgence in IUU fishing risks piracy return. Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels By Jason Patinkin Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull […]

  • Another CMF seizure

    Another nice catch for the CMF. MARINE NATIONALE SHIP LA FAYETTE SEIZES OVER $60M USD OF HEROIN IN RED SEA IN SUPPORT OF CTF 150 MARINE Nationale Frigate La Fayette continues […]

  • Praising the IFC

    Centre tracked alleged ‘slave ship’ from Madagascar that Indonesia captured in April Navy intel centre helps keep region’s waters safe Noel Low Indonesia’s seizure of an alleged “slave ship” grabbed […]

  • Operation Three Arrows

    Op Three Arrows underway. Multinational exercise in Gulf of Aden aims to further reduce piracy By JASON BEHNKE MANAMA, Bahrain — Operation Three Arrows, a counterpiracy exercise that brought together warships […]

  • Phoenix Express concludes

    Med drills done. Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 concludes Exercise Phoenix Express 2018, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (CNE-CNA/C6F), concluded on 11 May […]