Tag: Indian Ocean

  • Big boost for UK defence sector

    Boost for UK defence sector. New £1bn deal to support Navy operations will support over 700 British jobs for a decade, Defence Minister announces Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced […]

  • JIMEX-18 kicks off

    Two phase, four days for each. Bilateral maritime exercise between India, Japan begins  JIMEX-18, a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Japan, began in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Japanese Maritime Self […]

  • Iran’s piracy patrols

    Countless invisible pirates slain… 56 Iranian Navy Fleets Dispatched To Far Seas Since 2007 Rukhshan Mir Iranian navy has dispatched 56 fleets to far seas since 2007 to protect the […]

  • Chinese creep in the IOR

    Chinese expansion in the IOR begins to raise concerns. China’s Grip Tightens Over Sri Lanka’s Ports, India Should Be Wary ASHOK K MEHTA Sri Lanka’s strategic string of pearls are […]

  • Madagascar marsec meet

    Information sharing high on the list of priorities. Regional Maritime Security Experts Hold Conference In Madagascar 95 percent of all trade in countries on the East, Horn and in the […]

  • IRGC antics in Gulf

    Region continues to simmer ahead of sanctions. Iran airs video of encounter with USS Theodore Roosevelt Iran’s national TV on Saturday broadcast footage of a close encounter between the Islamic […]

  • Kuwait takes on CTF151

    Kuwait in control. SAF hands over command of international counter-piracy task force in Bahrain SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces completed its command of a multinational counter-piracy task force on […]

  • Fiji thinks security

    Fiji Navy ready to step up. ‘Need to protect our maritime space’ ARIETA VAKASUKAWAQA FIJI Navy chief Captain Humphrey Tawake says there is a need to protect our maritime space […]

  • Bengal joint patrols

    Coordinated patrol marks further Bay of Bengal maritime security. Indian Navy ships in Myanmar for joint patrol Two Indian Navy ships are on a visit to Myanmar as part of […]

  • Iran rattles sabres

    Air Force flew planes first built in 1960s and 70s. Iran put on a show of force to threaten the US – but it was unconvincing at best ALEX LOCKIE […]