Maritime Powers

  • New OSV for MMEA

    New OSV extends helicopter ranges, too. MMEA strengthening operations with new vessel from Japan KM Pekan, the biggest offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), will […]

  • Confusion over Strike Group

    Strike group actually headed for naval exercises with Australia. North Korea tension: US ‘armada’ was not sailing to Korean peninsula A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail […]

  • Securing Nigeria’s Maritime Domain

    Securing Nigeria’s Maritime Domain In a bid to secure the nation’s maritime domain, the Nigerian Navy recently participated in the seventh Operation Obangame Express held in the Gulf of Guinea, writes […]

  • Med migrant rescues

    Thousands make crossing over weekend. Migrant boats: Thousands saved off Libyan coast over Easter Thousands of migrants have been saved from the sea near Libya during one of the busiest […]

  • Japan, US plan joint drills

    Message for China and North Korea. Japan, US plan joint drills in East China Sea Walter Sim Japanese and American navies are planning joint drills when United States warships arrive […]

  • Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security

    Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security in 2016 By Dirk Steffen 2016 witnessed a marked increase in maritime security incidents over the previous year, irrespective of the counting standards. Denmark-based Risk […]

  • N. Korea anger at US Navy

    Sabres rattled in Korean peninsula. North Korea lashes out at US Navy strike group move North Korea has said it will defend itself “by powerful force of arms” in response […]

  • No joint patrols yet

    Joint patrols on hold. Again. Sulu-Sulawesi sea patrol pact signing put off SANDAKAN: The much-anticipated signing of the Trilateral Maritime Patrol of Sulu and Sulawesi seas agreement here on Tuesday […]

  • US group to Korean peninsula

    North Korea missiles: US warships deployed to Korean peninsula The US military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about North Korea’s […]

  • Iran and the Red Sea

    Timely look at Iranian capabilities. An Assessment of Iranian Naval Capabilities in the Red Sea By James Fargher International attention has focused on the possibilities of an Iranian closure of […]